Table 1.
Complication | No of patients | % Of total complications (n=373) | % Of patients followed up (n=1983) |
---|---|---|---|
Stroke | 18 | 5 | 0.9 |
Sepsis | 21 | 6 | 1.1 |
Postoperative bleeding | 35 | 9 | 1.8 |
Transient ischaemic attack | 14 | 4 | 0.7 |
Endocarditis (recurrent) | 7 | 2 | 0.4 |
Endocarditis (new) | 20 | 5 | 1.0 |
Myocardial infarction | 14 | 4 | 0.7 |
Cardiac dysrhythmia | 52 | 14 | 2.6 |
Thrombus | 12 | 3 | 0.6 |
Other* | 180 | 48 | 9.1 |
Chronic heart failure, renal failure, pulmonary embolism, pericardial effusion