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Table 2 Clinical outcomes of the patients with ipsilateral vs contralateral CIED and VA

From: Impact of transvenous cardiac implantable electronic devices in chronic hemodialysis patients: a single-center, observational comparative study

 

Total

Ipsilateral

Contralateral

P value

(n = 42)

(n = 22)

(n = 20)

Follow-up duration (months)

101 (5–263)

101 (20–263)

83 (5–146)

0.70

Mean (months)

100

111

86

 

Primary outcome

24 (57)

16 (73)

8 (40)

0.03

 Any-cause mortality

14 (33)

9 (41)

5 (25)

0.28

 Cardiac mortality

7 (17)

4 (18)

3 (15)

> 0.99

  Heart failure

3

1

2

 

  Myocardial infarction

1

1

0

 

  Recurrent VT

2

1

1

 

  Cardiopulmonary failure

1

1

0

 

 Septic shocka

2

1

1

 

 Others

5

4

1

 

 Systemic complications

17 (41)

12 (55)

5 (25)

0.051

  Ipsilateral CV stenosisb

7 (17)

6 (27)

1 (5)

0.08

  Contralateral CV stenosisc

2 (5)

2 (10)

NA

  Tricuspid regurgitationd

10 (24)

7 (32)

3 (15)

0.28

Secondary outcome

22 (52)

12 (55)

10 (30)

0.36

 VA malfunction

22 (52)

12 (55)

10 (30)

0.36

  Occlusion/stenosis

16

7

9

 

  Infection

1

1

0

 

  Others

5

4

1

 

  CIED malfunction

0

0

0

NA

Overall survival (months)

117 (4–143)

93 (7–143)

136 (4–137)

0.25

 Mean (months)

94

82

107

 
  1. Continuous data are expressed as medians (ranges); categorical data are expressed as a number (%)
  2. CIED cardiac implantable electronic device, CV central venous, NA not applicable, VA vascular access, VT ventricular tachycardia
  3. a Septic shock not related to CIED or VA
  4. b CV stenosis ipsilateral to the CIED lead
  5. c CV stenosis contralateral to the CIED lead
  6. d Newly developed or aggravated tricuspid regurgitation