Table 3.
A total of 94 AE occurred in 88 of 2665 EMB cases. Event characteristics are summarized below.
| Adverse Event Characteristic | All Levels n (%) | Severity Level (n) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 (n=11) | Level 2 (n=53) | Level 3 (n=19) | Level 4 (n=11) | Level 5 (n=0) | ||
| Biopsy Related | 18 (19) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Atrial Arrhythmia | 9 (10) | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Coronary Fistula | 0 (0) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Complete Heart Block, Transient | 2 (2) | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| RBBB/IVCD, New | 3 (3) | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tricuspid Valve Damage | 3 (3) | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Myocardial Perforation | 0 (0) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ventricular Arrhythmia | 1 (1) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Coronary Angiography Related | 10 (11) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Air Embolus | 3 (3) | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Arrhythmia, Atrial or Ventricular | 2 (2) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Coronary Dissection | 1 (1) | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| ST Segment Changes/ Coronary Vasospasm | 4 (4) | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Sedation or Airway Related | 19 (20) | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Airway obstruction | 1 (1) | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Anesthesia Problem | 2 (2) | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Esophageal Hematoma | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hypotension | 7 (7) | — | 5 | — | 2 | — |
| Hypoxia | 2 (2) | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lobar Collapse | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Respiratory Acidosis, pCO2 > 45 mmHg | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Respiratory Distress | 4 (4) | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| General Catheterization Related | 25 (27) | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Allergic Reaction | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Atrial Arrhythmia | 6 (6) | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Bradycardia, Sinus | 2 (2) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cerebrovascular Accident, Embolic | 1 (1) | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Equipment Problem, Broken Catheter or Wire | 2 (2) | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Fever | 2 (2) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Heart Block, Resolved | 2 (2) | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Hypoxia | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Imaging equipment problem | 3 (3) | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Medication Error | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Peripheral Site Infection | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Seizure | 1 (1) | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Ventricular Arrhythmia | 1 (1) | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Vessel Trauma | 1 (1) | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Access Related | 21 (22) | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bleeding after line removal | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hemothorax | 1 (1) | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Inadvertent arterial puncture | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Inadvertent sheath removal | 1 (1) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Local hematoma, Groin | 2 (2) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Local hematoma, Neck | 2 (2) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pain, Right Lower Extremity | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumothorax | 4 (4) | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Rebleed after bandages applied | 6 (6) | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| Sheath placed outside vessel | 1 (1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Systemic Arterial Thrombosis | 1 (1) | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Angioplasty Related | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balloon rupture with air embolus | 1 (1) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
AE, Adverse events; EMB, Endomyocardial biopsy; RBBB, Right bundle branch block; IVCD, Interventricular conduction delay;