Demographics and AF patterns in patients awaiting AF ablation
| Age range | 21–40 | 41–60 | 61–80 | |
| No. of patients | 6 | 35 | 77 | |
| Symptom pattern | Persistent | Paroxysmal | Unsure | |
| No. of patients | 25 | 76 | 16 | |
| AF symptom duration | <1 year | 1–3 years | 3–5 years | >5 years |
| No. of patients | 7 | 30 | 21 | 59 |
| No. of hosp. admin. | None | Once | 2–4 | >5 |
| No. of patients | 40 | 21 | 47 | 10 |
The age range, AF symptom pattern and duration as well as the number of AF-related hospital admissions during a patient’s lifetime; n=118 (single patient excluded from AF symptom pattern & duration category due to incomplete entry).
AF, atrial fibrillation; Hosp. admin., hospital admission; No., number.