Table 1. Demographics and preoperative clinical characteristics of patients.
| n | % | Mean±SD | |
| Age (year) | 63.2±13.6 | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 23 | 53 | |
| Generator location | |||
| Right prepectoral | 3 | 7 | |
| Left prepectoral | 40 | 93 | |
| Abdominal | 0 | 0 | |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Coronary artery disease | 26 | 60 | |
| Congestive heart failure | 21 | 48 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 16 | 37 | |
| Chronic renal failure | 6 | 13 | |
| Liver dysfunction | 5 | 11 | |
| Others | 11 | 25 | |
| Clinical presentation | |||
| Fever | 40 | 93 | |
| Tricuspid regurgitant murmur | 32 | 74 | |
| Right heart failure | 18 | 41 | |
| Pulmonary septic emboli | 6 | 13 | |
| Median duration of symptoms (day) | 13 | ||
| Antibiotic prophylaxis at implantation | 100 | ||
| Location of vegetation | |||
| Auricular leads | 9 | 21 | |
| Ventricular leads | 6 | 14 | |
| Endocardium-tricuspid valve | 15 | 35 | |
| Both (lead and endocardium-tricuspid valve) | 13 | 30 | |
| Mobility of vegetation | |||
| Sessile | 31 | 72 | |
| Pedunculated | 12 | 28 | |
| Size of vegetation (mm) | 17.2±2.3 | ||
| SD: Standard deviation. | |||