Procedural characteristics and complications
A comparison of procedural characteristics between the two groups is
shown in Table 3. All ablation procedures were successfully completed.
There was no difference in the mean procedure time or mean fluoroscopic
time between the two groups. Moreover, the strategies for CA did not
differ between the two groups.
Among the periprocedural complications listed in Table 3, there was no
significant difference in the rate of procedure-related complications
between the two groups. In the transplant group, one recipient suffered
a minor groin hematoma. In the control group, one patient suffered a
minor groin hematoma, and one patient developed a small pseudoaneurysm.
Importantly, there was no procedure-related thromboembolism or major
bleeding in the two groups.