Table 5.

Summary of complications

CFAE ablation	+	−
No. of procedures	1047	9748
Patients with complications	46	277
No. of complications	46	289
Cardiac tamponade	11 (1.1%)	94 (1.0%)
Hematoma at puncture site	15 (1.4%)	89 (0.9%)
Gastroparesis	4 (0.4%)	20 (0.2%)
Pseudoaneurysm	4 (0.4%)	18 (0.2%)
Phrenic nerve paralysis	4 (0.4%)	15 (0.2%)
Air embolism	1 (0.1%)	15 (0.2%)
Arteriovenous fistula	0	11 (0.1%)
Pericarditis	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.0%)
Cerebral infarction	0	6 (0.1%)
TIA	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.0%)
Sinus node dysfunctiona	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.0%)
Advanced AV block	0	3 (0.0%)
Atrioesophageal fistula	0	2 (0.0%)
Others	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.1%)

^a P < .001.