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Table 1 Index ablation results according to time-to-isolation (TTI)

From: Concurrent assessment of time-to-isolation and temperature at 30 s as an innovative metric for predicting the persistence of pulmonary vein isolation using second-generation cryoballoons

Variable

TTI<30s

TTI ≥ 30s

p

PVs

   

Mean T30s (°C)

-31.74 ± 4.59

-28.39 ± 5.21

<0.0001*

Mean minimal temperature (°C)

-45.88 ± 7.05

-43.36 ± 7.09

0.08

TTI (s)

21.11 ± 5.28

52.74 ± 21.09

<0.0001*

Mean temperature at TTI (°C)

-26.78 ± 11.58

-35.79 ± 5.91

<0.0001*

Total number of applications

2.28 ± 1.12

2.28 + 1.2

0.95

PV reconduction (n, %)

20(22)

68(34)

0.04*

LSPV

   

Mean T30s (°C)

-32.18 ± 5.57

-28.38 ± 4.64

0.03*

Mean minimal temp.(°C)

-47 ± 5.01

-45.63 ± 6.17

0.37

TTI (s)

25.91 ± 2.71

57.33 ± 21.25

<0.001*

Mean temperature at TTI (°C)

-32.4 ± 4.98

-37.88 ± 5.79

>0.99

Total number of applications

2.82 ± 1.11

2.35 ± 1.18

0.22

PV reconduction (n, %)

2(18)

25(37)

0.31

LIPV

   

Mean T30s (°C)

-29.42 ± 3.86

-26.62 ± 4.41

0.08

Mean minimal temperature (°C)

-42.35 ± 5.93

-38.31 ± 5.92

0.11

TTI (s)

20.65 ± 4.74

51.08 ± 15.44

<0.0001*

Mean temperature at TTI (°C)

-24.98 ± 9.49

-32.57 ± 4.51

0.002*

Total number of applications

1.92 ± 1.03

2.29 ± 1.32

0.42

PV reconduction (n, %)

5(19)

16(33)

0.28

RSPV

   

Mean T30s (°C)

-33.5 ± 4.43

-28.40 ± 5.49

0.006*

Mean minimal temperature (°C)

-48.14 ± 7.29

-44.64 ± 7.43

0.07

TTI (s)

20.53 ± 5.69

45.24 ± 15.95

<0.0001*

Mean temperature at TTI (°C)

-23.52 ± 14.85

-35.62 ± 6.37

0.0005*

Total number of applications

2.28 ± 0.88

2.14 ± 1.08

0.20

PV reconduction (n, %)

6(21)

13(31)

0.42

RIPV

   

Mean T30s (°C)

-32 ± 3.95

-30.5 ± 5.88

0.98

Mean minimal temperature (°C)

-46.56 ± 7.21

-44.23 ± 6.52

0.17

TTI (s)

20.12 ± 5.07

52.3 ± 23.05

<0.0001*

Mean temperature at TTI (°C)

-30.08 ± 9.36

-36.35 ± 5.38

0.02*

Total number of applications

2.4 ± 1.32

2.28 ± 1.22

0.69

PV reconduction (n, %)

7(28)

14(35)

0.60

  1. Note: Data are expressed as mean ± SD or absolute number (percentage). LIPV: left inferior pulmonary vein; LSPV: left superior pulmonary vein; PV: pulmonary vein; RIPV: right inferior pulmonary vein; RSPV: right superior pulmonary vein; T30s: Temperature at 30 s; TTI: time to isolation