Outcomes
Peri-procedural CVE was defined as the acute onset of a new neurological
deficit between the start of the procedure and up to 30 days after
ablation. Stroke was defined as an acute infarct on imaging with the
neurological deficit; transient ischemic attack (TIA) was defined as the
absence of an acute infarct on imaging with an acute neurological
deficit that resolved within 24
hours10.