Table 2.

In‐hospital complications according to BMI.

	All patients n = 373	< 25 n = 121	25−30 n = 140	> 30 n = 112	p value
Adverse event	132 (35.5)	39 (32.2)	50 (35.7)	43 (38.4)	0.616
CPR	7 (1.9)	1 (0.8)	4 (2.9)	2 (1.8)	0.484
Left ventricular thrombus	3 (0.8)	0 (0)	2 (1.4)	1 (0.9)	0.435
Thromboembolic event	3 (0.8)	1 (0.8)	2 (1.4)	0 (0)	0.453
Pulmonary edema	9 (2.7)	3 (2.5)	3 (2.1)	3 (2.7)	0.961
Cardiogenic shock	9 (2.7)	3 (2.5)	3 (2.1)	3 (2.7)	0.961
Invasive ventilation	29 (7.8)	7 (5.8)	11 (7.9)	11 (9.8)	0.518
Noninvasive ventilation	11 (3)	4 (3.3)	3 (2.1)	4 (3.6)	0.771
Stroke	1 (0.3)	0 (0)	1 (0.7)	0 (0)	0.436
Malignant cardiac arrhythmias (on admission/in hospital)	39 (10.5)	9 (7.4)	13 (9.3)	17 (15.2)	0.133
Bradycardiac arrhythmias	13 (3.5)	4 (3.3)	3 (2.1)	6 (5.4)	0.383
‐ AV block 2 Mobitz	3 (0.8)	0 (0)	2 (1.4)	1 (0.9)	0.435
‐ AV block 3	1 (0.3)	0 (0)	1 (0.7)	0 (0)	0.436
‐ Asystole	10 (2.7)	4 (3.3)	1 (0.7)	5 (4.5)	0.164
Ventricular arrhythmias	14 (3.8)	3 (2.5)	5 (3.6)	6 (5.4)	0.510
‐ Sustained	8 (2.2)	3 (2.5)	1 (0.7)	4 (3.6)	0.290
‐ Non‐sustained	6 (1.6)	0 (0)	3 (2.1)	3 (2.7)	0.291
‐ Ventricular fibrillation	16 (4.3)	3 (2.5)	7 (5)	6 (5.4)	0.487
Torsades de pointes	2 (0.5)	1 (0.8)	1 (0.7)	0 (0)	0.650
Supraventricular arrhythmias	85 (22.8)	30 (24.8)	32 (22.9)	23 (20.5)	0.742
Atrial fibrillation	77 (20.6)	28 (23.1)	27 (19.3)	22 (19.6)	0.711
‐ First appearance	43 (11.5)	13 (10.7)	16 (11.4)	14 (12.5)	0.915
‐ Recurrence	34 (9.1)	15 (12.4)	11 (7.9)	8 (7.1)	0.308
Atrial flutter	9 (2.4)	2 (1.7)	5 (3.6)	2 (1.8)	0.529
‐ First appearance	9 (2.4)	2 (1.7)	5 (3.6)	2 (1.8)	0.529
‐ Recurrence	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	—
In‐hospital death	10 (2.7)	2 (1.7)	3 (2.1)	5 (4.5)	0.368
Cardiac caused death	6 (1.6)	1 (0.8)	3 (2.1)	2 (1.8)	0.692
Noncardiac caused death	4 (1.1)	1 (0.8)	0 (0)	3 (2.7)	0.116

Abbreviations: Adverse event, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ECMO, extracorporal.