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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Although there were no differences in time taken for pre - and post-ablation electrophysiological evaluations, in the electroanatomical group the ablation portion of the procedure showed a substantial reduction in duration (12. 6 + / -6. 8 vs 35. 9 + / -18. 3 min ; P < 0. 001) and fluoroscopic exposure (0. 7 + / -0. 5 vs 9. 6 + / -5. 0 min ; P < 0. 001) compared with the fluoroscopic group, reflected in reduced total procedure time (83. 6 + / -23. 6 vs 114 + / -19. 3 min ; P = 0. 008) and total fluoroscopic exposure (4. 2 + / -1. 4 vs 15. 9 + / -6. 4 min ; P < 0. 001).