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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2022 Mar 1;19(7):1104–1108. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.02.024

Table 3.

Major and minor complications

Major complications 4/131 (3.1)
 Procedure-related death 0 (0)
 Pericardial effusion requiring percutaneous or surgical drainage 3 (2.3)
 Procedure-related stroke 2 (1.5)
 Vascular perforation, avulsion, or tear 0 (0)
Minor complications 11/131 (8.4)
 Pocket hematoma requiring evacuation 3 (2.3)
 Intravascular repair at the entry site 0 (0)
 Migrated segment of the lead 1 (0.8)
 Increase in the degree of tricuspid regurgitation 6 (4.6)
 Pneumothorax requiring a chest tube 1 (0.8)

Values are presented as n/total patients (%) or n (%).

Complications are reported on a per-patient basis. One patient had 2 major complications.