Table 2

Freedom from AF after CA

All patients (%)PAF (%)PeAF (%)
After first procedure (off drugs)32.3 (30.0)40.6 (38.5)22.5 (20.0)
After first cluster (off drugs)58.9 (52.1)68.5 (62.9)47.5 (39.2)
After last procedure (off drugs)77.9 (70.3)86.0 (79.0)68.3 (60.0)
Last 6 months (off drugs)83.3 (73.8)90.2 (81.1)75.0 (65.0)
  • The figures are percentage of patients free from any detected atrial tachyarrhythmia lasting >30 s. The numbers in brackets are those of any antiarrhythmic medication. The breakdown is shown for patients with PAF and PeAF.