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| • | Most common
significant complication |
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| is pulmonary
infarction |
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| • | From occlusion
by catheter |
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| • | From
embolization off of catheter |
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| • | Uncommon |
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| • | Cardiac
arrhythmia |
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| • | Pulmonary
artery perforation |
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| • | Intracardiac
knotting |
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