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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Card Fail. 2009 Apr;15(3):171–181. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.01.013

Table 3.

Incidence and Severity of Adverse Events (n = 9)

BODY SYSTEM MILD MODERATE SEVERE TOTAL

Event Rel NR Rel NR Rel NR Rel NR
CARDIAC DISORDERS
Angina unstable 1 1
Cardiac failure 1 1
Cardiac failure congestive 1 1
Cardiogenic shock 1 1
Ventricular tachycardia 1 1 1 1

GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
Abdominal distention 1 1

GENERAL
Catheter site hemorrhage 1 1
Chest discomfort 1 1
Fatigue 2 1 3
Pyrexia 1 1
Sudden death 1 1

INFECTIONS and INFESTATIONS
Bronchitis 1 1
Herpes zoster 1 1
Influenza 1 1
Nasopharyngitis 1 1

INJURY, POISONING, and PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS
Device lead damage 1 1

INVESTIGATIONS
Blood CK increased 1 1
Weight increased 1 1

METABOLISM and NUTRITION DISORDERS
Diabetes mellitus inadequate control 1 1
Gout 1 1
Hypokalemia 2 2
Hyponatremia 1 1

MUSCULOSKELETAL and CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS
Muscle spasms 1 1 1 1
Nervous system disorders
Hypoesthesia 1 1

RENAL and URINARY DISORDERS
Renal impairment 2 2

RESPIRATORY
Asthma 1 1
Orthopnea 1 1
Throat tightness 1 1

SKIN
Ecchymosis 1 1

VASCULAR DISORDERS
Hematoma 1 1
Hypertension 1 1

Related, definitely, probable, or possible as judged by the investigator; NR, unlikely or not related to investigational product as judged by the investigator; CK, creatine kinase.

Event tabulated once as worst severity or most related for the same event occurring multiple times within the same patient.

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