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Table 4 Baseline characteristics according to pocket hematoma

From: Bleeding complications during cardiac electronic device implantation in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy: is there any value of local tranexamic acid?

Variables

PH positive group (n = 26)

PH negative group (n = 109)

P-value

Age

64 ± 12

59 ± 11

0.037

Male, n (%)

14 (53.8)

67 (61.5)

0.624

Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.1 ± 5.7

25.3 ± 4.3

0.396

Smoking, n (%)

3 (11.5)

19 (17.4)

0.567

Hypertension, n (%)

18 (69.2)

56 (51.4)

0.154

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

7 (26.9)

39 (35.8)

0.531

Previous CABG, n (%)

9 (34.6)

34 (31.2)

0.918

Ejection fraction, %

32 (25–55)

34 (20–55)

0.210

COPD, n (%)

3 (11.5)

16 (14.7)

1.0

Hemoglobin, g/dL

13.2 (10.8–15.1)

12.8 (9.5–14.5)

0.946

Platelet count, K/mm3

239 ± 69

246 ± 55

0.630

BUN, mg/dL

30.2 (25–39)

31.6 (22–45)

0.975

Creatinine, mg/dL

1.0 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.4

0.614

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

10 (38.5)

33 (30.3)

0.568

Metallic prosthetic valve, n (%)

11 (42.3)

43 (39.4)

0.964

LV thrombus, n (%)

4 (15.4)

5 (4.6)

0.069

Recent stent implantation, n (%)

23 (88.5)

40 (36.7)

<0.001

Medications

ACEI/ARB, n (%)

22 (84.6)

73 (67.0)

0.126

Beta blocker, n (%)

24 (92.3)

88 (80.7)

0.245

Diuretic, n (%)

21 (80.8)

78 (71.6)

0.479

Spironolactone, n (%)

19 (73.1)

48 (44.0)

0.015

Statin, n (%)

13 (50.0)

49 (45.0)

0.807

Warfarin, n (%)

4 (15.4)

68 (62.4)

<0.001

DAPT, n (%)

7 (26.9)

30 (27.5)

1.0

Warfarin plus DAPT, n (%)

15 (57.7)

11 (10.1)

<0.001

  1. ACEI angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, ARB angiotensin receptor blockers, BUN blood urea nitrogen, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DAPT dual antiplatelet therapy, LV left ventricular, PH pocket hematoma