Table 2.
Procedural characteristics
| PVAC, n(%) | 9 (90) |
| Size device (mm) | 24 (21–27) |
| 21 | 1 (10) |
| 24 | 8 (80) |
| 27 | 1 (10) |
| Duration (min) | 56 (38–137) |
| Devices, n | 2 (1-3) |
| Complications, n (%) | |
| Catheter thrombus | 1 (10)* |
| Inguinal bleeding | 1 (10)* |
| Pericardial effusion | 0 (0) |
| TEE | |
| Successful implantation | 10 (100) |
| Residual flow | 1 (10) |
| Hospitalisation, days | 2 (2–7) |
All data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, as number with percentage (n (%)) or median with lower and upper range, N = number, mm = millimetres, min = minutes. PVAC = pulmonary vein ablation catheter, TEE = transoesophageal echocardiography
*Both in the same patient