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. 2022 Oct 30;19(21):14184. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114184

Table 4.

TLE outcomes in different implant duration groups.

TLE Outcomes Leads under 10 Years Leads 10–20 Years Leads 20–30 Years Leads over 30 Years Statistic
Number of patients/group number 2524 1 926 2 190 3 33 4 2 vs. 1 3 vs. 1 4 vs. 1
Form of results presentation Count/aver. %/Sd Count/aver. %/Sd Count/aver. %/Sd Count/aver. %/Sd
TLE efficacy and complications
Major complications 15 0.59% 37 4.00% 16 8.42% 6 18.18% p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
Haemopericardium 7 0.28% 24 2.59% 13 6.84% 4 12.12% p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
Haemothorax 2 0.08% 3 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.124 1.000 1.000
Tricuspid valve damage during TLE (severe) 4 0.16% 10 1.08% 4 2.11% 2 6.06% 0.001 0.001 0.002
Rescue cardiac surgery 9 0.36% 22 2.38% 11 5.59% 3 9.09% p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
Death procedure related (intra. post-procedural) 2 0.08% 4 0.43% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0.048 1.000 1.000
Death indication-related (intra. post-procedural 1 0.04% 2 0.22% 1 0.53% 0 0.00% 0.177 0.135 1.000
30-ty daysmortality 38 1.51% 21 2.27% 3 1.58% 1 3.03% 0.167 0.819 0.996
Partial radiographic success 46 1.82% 71 7.67% 21 11.05% 8 24.24% p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
Full clinical success 2503 99.17% 882 95.25% 180 94.74% 30 90.91% p < 0.001 p < 0.001 0.003
Full procedural success 2469 97.82% 840 90.71% 165 86.84% 27 81.82% p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001