Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Specific Considerations for the Old Age

Table 2

Major complication rates in a worldwide survey of catheter ablation for AF in 16,309 patients from Cappato et al. [56].

Type of complication	Rate, %
Death	0.15
Tamponade	1.31
Pneumothorax	0.09
Hemothorax	0.02
Sepsis	0.01
Phrenic nerve palsy	0.17
Femoral pseudoaneurysm	0.93
Arteriovenous fistulae	0.545
Valve damage/requiring surgery	0.07
Atrio-esophageal fistulae	0.04
Stroke	0.23
Transient ischemic attack	0.71
PV stenoses requiring intervention	0.29
Total	4.54

PV: pulmonary vein.