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Table 3 Safety outcomes at one-year follow-up

From: One-year outcomes of anterior–posterior vs. anterior-lateral method of cardioversion for atrial fibrillation: a tertiary center experience

Safety outcomes

Group 1 (n = 1125)

Group 2 (n = 1043)

p Value

Thromboembolic events

  

0.037

 Ischemic stroke

15 (1.3%)

8 (0.8%)

 

 Transient ischemic attack

10 (0.9%)

12 (1.2%)

 

 Systemic embolism

10 (0.9%)

8 (0.8%)

 

Cardiac complications

  

0.211

 Myocardial Infarction

8 (0.7%)

10 (1.0%)

 

 Heart failure exacerbation

12 (1.1%)

10 (1.0%)

 

 Ventricular arrhythmias

5 (0.4%)

7 (0.7%)

 

Procedural complications

  

0.087

 Vascular access complications

15 (1.3%)

12 (1.2%)

 

 Hemorrhage

8 (0.7%)

10 (1.0%)

 

 Pneumothorax

2 (0.2%)

4 (0.4%)