Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Cardiol. Jul 26, 2013; 5(7): 242-246
Published online Jul 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i7.242
Table 1 Baseline and clinical charactersistics of the study population
Patients’ characteristicsValue
Age (yr)67.1 ± 9.9
Men50%
Duration of atrial fibrillation (d)94 ± 51
Baseline heart rate (beats per minute)87 ± 19
Hypertension65%
Diabetes30%
Coronary artery disease25%
Left ventricular ejection fraction58% ± 7%
Left atrial diameter (mm)41.7 ± 4.3
Sodium (mEq/L)139.0 ± 3.0
Potassium (mEq/L)4.4 ± 0.4