Table 2

Prevalence of atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) during follow-up period

AuthorMean follow-up (years)Immediate AT prevalence (%) (<30 days)Mid-term AT prevalence (%) (>30 days–5 years)Late AT prevalence (%) (>5 years)
Taniguchi et al130.9NS100NS
Giardini et al144.86.03.7NS
Wilson et al151.8NS5.0NS
Spies et al160.522.1NSNS
Silversides et al 171.9NS6.5NS
Silversides et al 181.415.08.3NS
Suarez de Lezo et al190.77.17.1NS
Erkut et al204.212.212.2NS
Piechowiak et al216.623.7NS23.7
Mantovan et al225.7NSNS7.4
Ghosh et al234.7NS18.0NS
Donti et al249NSNS26.4
Jemielity et al256.9NSNS5.3
Gatzoulis et al73.813.111.3NS
Berger et al2NS21.3NSNS
Shibata et al269.740.8NS32.7
Konstantinides et al278.9NSNS26.2
Shah et al2825.0NSNS25.0
Speechly-Dick et al292*10.910.9NS
Murphy et al427.2NSNS10.6
Cowen et al303.038.7NSNS
Brandenburg et al31124.8NS10.6
Lomholt et al323.7NS21.4NS
Esscher et al33125.4NS5.4
Saksena et al34645.8NS45.8
Aldridge and Yao35NS12.8NSNS
  • * Follow-up is given as a median.

  • Labelled Silversides - 1 in the figures.

  • Labelled Silversides - 2 in the figures.

  • NS, not specified.