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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Oct 31;38(4):420–430. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.10.008

Table 3:

Adverse Events for CHD vs. Non-CHD Patients. Pedimacs Patients, September 19, 2012 to June 30, 2017

Pedimacs CHD
Pedimacs Non-CHD
Event Perioda Events Patient
Count
Patient
Percent
Rateb Events Patient
Count
Patient
Percent
Rateb Rate
Ratioc
p-valued
Arterial Non-CNS Thromboembolism Early 3 3 1% 0.5
Bleeding Early 33 24 22% 17.9 131 89 26% 19.9 0.9 0.6
Late 5 4 4% 3.2 12 10 3% 1.4 2.3 0.1
Cardiac Arrhythmia Early 11 8 7% 6 30 24 7% 4.6 1.3 0.4
Late 2 2 1% 0.2
Infection Early 33 23 21% 17.9 93 70 20% 14.1 1.3 0.2
Late 9 6 6% 5.8 38 26 8% 4.5 1.3 0.5
Neurological Dysfunction Early 33 25 23% 17.9 87 71 21% 13.2 1.4 0.1
Late 4 4 4% 2.6 20 12 4% 2.3 1.1 0.9
Other SAE Early 33 22 20% 17.9 113 68 20% 17.2 1 0.8
Late 6 5 5% 3.8 19 14 4% 2.2 1.7 0.2
Pericardial Drainage Early 5 5 5% 2.7 18 16 5% 2.7 1 1.0
Psychiatric Episode Early 3 3 3% 1.6 21 20 6% 3.2 0.5 0.3
Late 1 1 1% 0.6 2 2 1% 0.2 2.7 0.4
Renal Dysfunction Early 12 11 10% 6.5 23 23 7% 3.5 1.9 0.08
Late 1 1 1% 0.6 2 1 0% 0.2 2.7 0.4
Respiratory Failure Early 35 23 21% 19 41 34 10% 6.2 3 <.001
Late 2 2 2% 1.3 3 3 1% 0.4 3.6 0.1
Venous Thromboembolism Early 6 6 2% 0.9
Wound Dehiscence Early 1 1 1% 0.5 2 2 1% 0.3 1.8 0.6
Late 1 1 0% 0.1
a

Early = within three months of device implant, Late = more than three months after device implant

b

Rates are reported per 100 patient months

c

Rate Ratio is comparing CHD rates to non-CHD rates for the given time period

d

p-value is comparing CHD rates to non-CHD rates for the given time period