Long-term morbidity and mortality after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation with procedural complication: A report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry

Among Medicare beneficiaries, the occurrence of complications within 90 days of ICD implantation was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality and all-cause mortality or hospitalization at 1 and 3 years. Patient, procedure, and hospital characteristics associated with mortality at 3 years after implantation were similar regardless of whether acute procedural complication occurred.