LINE-group (n=52) EGM-group (n=52)
p-value
Start in AF rhythm, n 40 (77%) 47 (90%) 0.11
Successful PVI (No. of PVs) 204/206 (99%) 203/205 (99%) 1.00
Successful roof line, n 49/52 (94%) 2/3 (67%) -
Successful MI line, n 42/52 (81%) 4/4 (100%) -
AF termination by EGM-guide ablation, n - 21 (40%) -
SVC isolation, n 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 1.00
Non-PV foci except for SVC, n 6 (12%) 4 (8%) 0.74
Procedure time, min 252±65 291±56 0.002
Fluoroscopic time, min 137±41 141±32 0.64
Total RF time, min 65±27 91±34 <0.001
RF time for PVI, min 32±25 36±15 0.38
Major complications, n 3 (5.8%) 2 (3.8%) 1.00
Very early recurrence of AF (<3d), n 16 (31%) 23 (44%) 0.22