Table 4.
Causes of death within three months of ablation
| Cause of death | ICD-10 | AP/WPW (n = 4034) | AVNRT (n = 7358) | AT (n = 1813) | CTI (n = 5481) | AF (n = 11 916) | AVN (n = 2415) | PVC (n = 581) | VT (n = 964) | Total (n = 34 562) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant neoplasms | C00–C97 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 (12%) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | E10–E14 | 2 | 2 | 4 (3.4%) | ||||||
| Major cardiovascular diseases | ||||||||||
| Diseases of the heart | ||||||||||
| Acute myocardial infarction | I21–I22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 (8.6%) | |||
| All other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease | I20, I25 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 31 (27%) | ||||
| Pulmonary heart disease/pulmonary circulation | I26–I28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (2.6%) | |||||
| Non-rheumatic aortic valve disorders | I34 | 2 | 2 (1.7%) | |||||||
| Cardiomyopathy | I42 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 (6.9%) | ||||
| Conduction disorders and cardiac dysrhythmias | I44–I49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (2.6%) | |||||
| Heart failure | I50 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 (9.5%) | |||||
| Cerebrovascular diseases | ||||||||||
| Intracerebral and other intracranial haemorrhage | I61–I62 | 2 | 1 | 3 (2.6%) | ||||||
| Cerebral infarction | I63 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 (4.3%) | ||||
| Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries | I70–I78 | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.7%) | ||||||
| Influenza and pneumonia | J10–J18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (2.6%) | |||||
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | J40–J47 | 2 | 2 (1.7%) | |||||||
| Diseases of the digestive system | ||||||||||
| Vascular disorders of intestine | K55 | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.7%) | ||||||
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | N19 | 1 | 1 (0.9%) | |||||||
| Motor vehicle accidents | V28 | 1 | 1 (0.9%) | |||||||
| Intentional self-harm | X60–X84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (2.6%) | |||||
| Other diseases | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 (6.9%) | ||||||
| Number of deaths within 3 months of ablation | 3 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 24 | 116 (100%) |
AT, ablation of atrial tachycardia; AF, ablation of atrial fibrillation; AVN, AV-nodal ablation; AVNRT, AV-nodal re-entry tachycardia ablation; AP/WPW, accessory pathway/Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome; CTI, cavotricuspid isthmus ablation; PVC, ablation of premature ventricular contraction; VT, ablation of ventricular tachycardia.