Table 5 Procedural related complications.

From: Primary results of the Spanish Cryoballoon Ablation Registry: acute and long-term outcomes of the RECABA study

Complication

n (%)a

Total

120 (6.9)

Acute complication (during procedure)

Phrenic nerve palsy

49 (2.30)

 Resolved by discharge

36 (2.21)

 Resolved by study exit

10 (0.61)

 Unresolved at 12 months

3 (0.18)

Cerebral stroke/TIA

2 (0.1)

Cardiac tamponade

8 (0.45)

Transient ST elevation

12 (0.68)

Hemoptysis

1 (0.05)

Major bleeding

2 (0.11)

Other

3 (0.22)

Subacute complication (up to 30 days post-procedure)

Peripheral vascular damage

17 (0.97)

Cerebral stroke/TIA

7 (0.40)

Atrio-esophageal fistula

1 (0.05)

Clinical gastroparesis

1 (0.05)

Other

17 (0.97)

  1. TIA transient ischemic attack.
  2. aPercentage related to the entire population.