Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with and without AHRE during follow-up of the overall population. P-wave duration analysis in sinus rhythm and during atrial pacing (ms)
All AHRE yes AHRE no p
N 220 101 (46) 119 (54) -
Age 75 ± 10 77 ± 8 74 ± 10 0.028
Gender (male) 135 (61) 62 (61) 73 (61) 0.553
Hypertension 164 (74) 76 (75) 88 (74) 0.475
Diabetes mellitus 68 (31) 37 (36) 31 (26) 0.061
Smoker (former/present) 100 (45) 55 (54) 45 (39) 0.020
CHA2DS2-VASc 3.4 ± 1.5 3.7 ± 1.5 3.3 ± 1.5 0.037
Previous cardiomyopathy 64 (29) 25 (25) 39 (33) 0.124
LVEF (%) 57 ± 10 58 ± 9 56 ± 11 0.059
LA (mm) 51 ± 7 53 ± 7 49 ± 6 <0.001
ACEi/ARB 141 (64) 67 (66) 74 (62) 0.309
BB 59 (27) 29 (29) 30 (25) 0.330
Aspirin 95 (43) 43 (42) 52 (44) 0.448
Sinus P-wave (ms) 115 ± 18 119 ± 20 112 ± 16 0.006
Paced P-wave (ms) 154 ± 27 161 ± 29 148 ± 23 <0.001
IAB (sinus) 79 (36) 43 (43) 36 (30) 0.039
IAB (paced) 197 (89) 95 (94) 102 (86) 0.034
Note: Values are mean ± SD or n (%) Abbreviations: AHRE: atrial high-rate episodes; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LA: left atrium (SI) dimension (mm); ACEi/ARB: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker; BB: beta-blockers; IAB: interatrial block Note: Values are mean ± SD or n (%) Abbreviations: AHRE: atrial high-rate episodes; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LA: left atrium (SI) dimension (mm); ACEi/ARB: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker; BB: beta-blockers; IAB: interatrial block Note: Values are mean ± SD or n (%) Abbreviations: AHRE: atrial high-rate episodes; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LA: left atrium (SI) dimension (mm); ACEi/ARB: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker; BB: beta-blockers; IAB: interatrial block Note: Values are mean ± SD or n (%) Abbreviations: AHRE: atrial high-rate episodes; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LA: left atrium (SI) dimension (mm); ACEi/ARB: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker; BB: beta-blockers; IAB: interatrial block Note: Values are mean ± SD or n (%) Abbreviations: AHRE: atrial high-rate episodes; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LA: left atrium (SI) dimension (mm); ACEi/ARB: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker; BB: beta-blockers; IAB: interatrial block