TABLE 2.
Procedure and post‐procedure characteristics
| ICE group N = 175 | TEE group N = 49 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedure | |||
| Procedural success | 171 (97) | 49 (100) | 0.895 |
| Procedural SAE | 2 (2) | 2 (4.1) | 0.590 |
| Total time in the lab, min | 66 ± 21 | 110 ± 27 | 0.004 |
| Fluoroscopy time, min | 21 ± 11 | 24 ± 12 | 0.803 |
| Contrast used (ml) | 48 ± 42 | 70 ± 28 | 0.016 |
| Mean number of devices used | 1.15 ± 0.49 | 1.20 ± 0.46 | 0.556 |
| ACP device | 154 (88) | 46 (94) | 0.394 |
| 16 mm | 5 | 2 | |
| 18 mm | 4 | 3 | |
| 20 mm | 14 | 5 | |
| 22 mm | 33 | 14 | |
| 24 mm | 25 | 13 | |
| 26 mm | 25 | 4 | |
| 28 mm | 31 | 4 | |
| 31 mm | 11 | 1 | |
| 34 mm | 6 | 0 | |
| Watchman device | 21 (12) | 3 (6) | 0.398 |
| 21 mm | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 mm | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 mm | 9 | 3 | |
| 30 mm | 4 | 0 | |
| 33 mm | 1 | 0 | |
| In‐Hospital MACE | |||
| SAE prior to discharge | 9 (5) | 5 (10) | 0.689 |
| Vascular complication | 1 (1) | 2(4) | 0.755 |
| Cardiac tamponnade | 2 (2) | 2 (4) | 0.532 |
| Device migration | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
| Device thrombus | 3 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.610 |
| Stroke/TIA | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0.597 |
| Death | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Post‐procedure CT or TEE | |||
| Device thrombus | 1 (0.5) | 1 (2) | 0.654 |
| No peri‐device leak | 134 (77) | 39 (80) | 0.349 |
| Small leak (<5 mm) | 29 (16) | 4 (8) | 0.306 |
| Large leak (>5 mm) | 9 (5) | 3 (6) | 0.999 |
Note: Data are presented as n (%),or Mean ± SD. SAE: Death, stroke, embolism, major bleed, device migration, major vascular complication.