Major
vascular complication
One of the following:
- Aortic dissection or aortic rupture
- Vascular (arterial or venous) injury (perforation, rupture,
dissection, stenosis, ischaemia, arterial or venous thrombosis
including pulmonary embolism, arteriovenous fistula, pseudoaneurysm,
haematoma, retroperitoneal haematoma, infection) or compartment
syndrome resulting in death, VARC type ≥2 bleeding, limb or
visceral ischaemia, or irreversible neurologic impairment
- Distal embolization (non-cerebral) from a vascular source
resulting in death, amputation, limb or visceral ischaemia, or
irreversible end-organ damage
- Unplanned endovascular or surgical intervention resulting
in death, VARC type ≥2 bleeding, limb or visceral ischaemia, or
irreversible neurologic impairment
- Closure device failure‡ resulting in death, VARC
type ≥2 bleeding, limb or visceral ischaemia, or irreversible
neurologic impairment
Major access related non
vascular complication
One of the following:
- Non-vascular structure, non-cardiac structure§
perforation, injury, or infection resulting in death, VARC type
≥2 bleeding, irreversible nerve injury or requiring unplanned
surgery or percutaneous intervention
- Non-vascular access site (e.g. trans-apical left
ventricular) perforation, injury, or infection resulting in death, VARC
type ≥2 bleeding, irreversible nerve injury or requiring
unplanned surgery or percutaneous intervention