Table 3. Complications of routine surveillance EMB.

Complications	rsEMB n = 1552	Patients n = 218
	number
Acute major complications
Ventricular perforation requiring surgical treatment	4	4
Hematoma by the access point with surgical treatment	1	1
Pseudoaneurysm	2	2
Arrhythmia with defibrillation	1	1
Arrhythmia treated with drugs	1	1
Tricuspid insufficiency grade 3 immediately after biopsy	1	1
Acute minor complications
Accidental access of the A. carotis (treated with compression)	1	1
Hematoma by the access point without surgical treatment	2	2
Horner´s syndrome after injection of narcotics (spontaneous regression)	1	1
Pericardial effusion requiring further controls	10	10