Lowest LAP ≤ 0 Lowest LAP > 0 p value
Number of patients, n 7 44
Age, years 69.0 ± 13.9 65.3 ± 9.6 0.85
Male gender (%) 7 (100) 34 (77) 0.32
BMI+, kg/m2 24.6 ± 4.9 24.3 ± 3.3 0.47
Obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m2) (%) 4 (57) 16 (36) 0.41
Obstructive sleep apnea (%) 1 (14) 1 (2) 0.20
Non-Paroxysmal AF* (%) 4 (57) 20 (45) 0.69
CHADS2 score 1.1 ± 0.8 0.98 ± 0.8 0.66
Hypertension (%) 3 (43) 22 (50) 1.0
Diabetes mellitus (%) 2 (29) 4 (9) 0.19
Heart failure (%) 1 (14) 7 (16) 1.0
Old cerebral infarction and TIA (%) 0 (0) 2 (5) 1.0
BNP, pg/mL 86.1 ± 262.2 97.6 ± 92.9 0.35
LA§ diameter, mm 42.3 ± 6.9 41.0 ± 7.1 0.44
LVEF, % 64.6 ± 11.7 61.7 ± 8.3 0.84