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A standard\u00a012\u2010lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed in all and three\u2010dimensional voltage mapping of the left atrium was generated for identification of low\u2010voltage areas (\u22640.2\u2009mV) before the procedure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 411 patients with PAF were included in this study of which 181 had LASs (scar group), while 230 had no scar (nonscar group). In the scar group, patients were older (65.5\u2009\u00b1\u20098.8 vs 59.7\u2009\u00b1\u200911.7 years; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), the proportion of female was higher (47.5% vs 37.4%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.04) and left atrial (LA) diameter (4.1\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6 vs 3.9\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6\u2009cm; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) was larger compared with the nonscar group. There was no significant difference in terms of hypertension, sleep apnea, and diabetes between the two groups. When comparing ECG characteristics between the two groups, PWD was significantly longer in the scar group (122.9\u2009\u00b1\u200918.5 and 116.9\u2009\u00b1\u200928.0\u2009ms; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.01). A multivariate analysis was performed, after adjustment of age, sex, LA diameter, PWD \u2265 120 ms was found to be an independent predictor of LA scarring (OR: 1.69, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2010value: 0.02).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the current series, prolonged PWD was found to be independently associated with LA scarring in PAF, even after adjustment for age, sex, and LA diameter.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jce.14070","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,16]],"date-time":"2019-07-16T12:31:05Z","timestamp":1563280265000},"page":"1811-1818","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["Association between prolonged P wave duration and left atrial scarring in patients with paroxysmal atrial 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