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. 2018 May 16;5(1):e000771. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000771

Table 2.

Efficacy and safety outcomes of multiple procedure follow-up

Total BMI<30 BMI≥30 P values
Total n, PVI median (range) 2.0 (1–5) 2.0 (1–4) 2.0 (1–5) 0.505
Multiple procedure success
 12 months FU no AAD, n (%) 119 (29%) 93 (31%) 26 (23%) 0.178
 12 months with and without AAD, n (%) 221 (53%) 163 (54%) 58 (52%) 0.911
 Long-term FU no AAD, n (%) 172 (42%) 139 (46%) 33 (30%) 0.005
 Long-term FU with and without AAD, n (%) 268 (65%) 206 (68%) 62 (56%) 0.036
Major adverse events
 Procedure-related death 0 0 0
 Cardiac tamponade/perforation 9 5 4
 Thromboembolic event 4 2 2
 Air-embolic event 2 2 1
 Total (multiple procedures) 16 (4%) 9 (3%) 7 (6%) 0.105
Minor adverse events
 Femoral bleeding/aneurysm/AVF 14 9 5
 Pericardial effusion no intervention 4 3 1
 Phrenic nerve lesion 1 1 0
 Pulmonary vein stenosis (asymptomatic) 1 1 0
 Pericarditis 1 1 0
 Total (multiple procedures) 21 (5%) 15 (5%) 6 (5%) 0.512
Major or minor adverse events (multiple procedures) 37 (9%) 24 (8%) 13 (12%) 0.158

AAD, antiarrhythmic drugs; AVF, arterial venous fistula; BMI, body mass index; FU, follow-up; PVI, pulmonary vein isolation.