Baseline Characteristics Irrigated Contact-force Sensing Ablation Catheter (n=134) Non irrigated catheter (n=66) p value
Age (years) 55±18 60±17 0.07
Male Gender (%)
56 (42%)
25 (38%)
0.7
DM (%) 15 (11%) 13 (20%) 0.1
HTN (%) 55 (41%) 36 (55%) 0.1
CAD (%) 17 (13%) 14 (21%) 0.2
CVA/TIA (%) 4 (3%) 3 (4.5%) 0.7
CHF (%) 3 (2%) 2 (3%) 0.7
OSA (%) 16 (12%) 2 (3%) 0.04*
COPD (%) 9 (7%) 3 (5%) 0.8