Atrial fibrillation: real-life experience of a rhythm control with electrical cardioversion in a community hospital

Table 3 Cardioversion success probabilities in subgroups

		N	Probability, %	95% CI^a
Patient characteristics
Age	Older than 65 years	692	92	90–94
	65 years or younger	580	92	90–94
Sex	Male	628	92	90–94
	Female	644	92	90–94
Heart failure	Yes	565	92	90–94
	No	707	92	90–94
Arterial hypertension	Yes	741	93	91–95
	No	531	91	89–94
Coronary heart disease	Yes	268	94	90–96
	No	1004	92	90–93
Diabetes mellitus	Yes	174	95	91–98
	No	1098	92	90–93
Body mass index	More than 30	372	94	91–96
	30 or less	406	92	89–95
LV ejection fraction	Less than 60%	315	93	89–95
	60% or more	162	88	81–92
Left atrial index	Above the median	143	92	86–96
	Median or below	161	94	89–97
Arrhythmia characteristics
Arrhythmia duration	More than 7 days	489	88	85–91
	7 days or less	783	95	93–96
Type of arrhythmia	Atrial fibrillation	1095	92	90–94
	Atrial flutter	177	93	88–96
First cardioversion	Yes	358	86	82–90
	No	914	95	93–96
Procedure characteristics
Settings	Outpatient	1103	94	92–95
	Inpatient	169	82	75–87
Performed by	Cardiologist	869	92	90–94
	Internist	403	93	89–95
TEE before procedure	Performed	323	89	85–92
	Not performed	949	93	91–95

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