Treatment, follow up, and outcome of the 23 patients
| Case | Explantation procedure | Reimplantation | Follow up (months) and outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M/S | No | 55, survived |
| 2 | M | Epicardial | 70, survived |
| 3 | M | Epicardial | 48, survived |
| 4 | M | Patient refused | Lost to follow up |
| 5 | M | Epicardial | 44, survived |
| 6 | M/S | Epicardial | 48, survived |
| 7 | M | Epicardial | 42, survived |
| 8 | S | Epicardial | 39, survived |
| 9 | M | Endovascular | 44, survived |
| 10 | M/S | Epicardial | 38, survived |
| 11 | M | Endovascular | 9, died |
| 12 | S | No | 30, survived |
| 13 | S | No | 24, survived |
| 14 | S | Epicardial | 24, died |
| 15 | M | Endovascular | 21, survived |
| 16 | M | Epicardial | 12, survived |
| 17 | M | No | 2, died |
| 18 | M/S | Epicardial | 9, survived |
| 19 | M | No | 9, survived |
| 20 | M/S | No | 10, survived |
| 21 | M | No | 14, survived |
| 22 | M | Epicardial | 20, died |
| 23 | M | No | 4, survived |
M, medical endovascular extraction; S, surgical extraction.