ESO confined group (n=39) ESO unconfined group (n=63) P Value
PAF, n (%) 11(28.2%) 20(31.7%) 0.706
PsAF, n (%) 28(71.8%) 43(68.2%)
LA diameter, mm 43.7 ± 5.7 43.1 ± 5.6 0.580
Average distance from CPL to ESO, mm 1.7 ± 0.4 1.7 ± 0.3 0.556
Average distance from MPL to ESO, mm 3.2 ± 1.0 4.0 ± 1.7 0.001
Average thickness of LAPW myocardium under CPL, mm 1.6 ± 0.4 1.6 ± 0.3 0.820
Average thickness of LAPW myocardium under MPL, mm 2.6 ± 0.7 3.1 ± 1.2 0.023
Fat pad under CPL, n (%) 8 (20.5%) 11 (17.5%) 0.700
Thickness of fat pad under CPL, mm 1.0 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.3 0.655
Fat pad under MPL, n (%) 26 (66.7%) 50 (79.4%) 0.153
Thickness of fat pad under MPL, mm 1.3 ± 0.6 1.5 ± 0.6 0.251
Distance from spine to LAPW, mm 4.9 ± 1.3 12.1 ± 5.7 < 0.001
Type of Esophageal route below CPL, n (%)
Type A 17 (43.6%) 19 (30.2%) < 0.05
Type B
(56.4%)
31 (49.2%)
> 0.05
Type C 0 (0%) 13 (20.6%) < 0.05