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Table of lead dislodgement and lead penetration findings
| Right Atrium | Right Ventricle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurrence | Active Lead | Passive Lead | P value (Fisher’s Exact Testb) | Active Lead | Passive Lead | P value (Fisher’s Exact Testb) |
| Implanted | 44 | 28 | 45 | 29 | ||
| Dislodged | 0 | 2* | 0.148 | 0 | 1a | 0.392 |
| Penetrations | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
aAll dislodgements were passive fixation (preformed J in the RA; straight passive in RV)
bA P value < 0.05 was considered significant; however, the study was not powered for this endpoint
