Permanent pacemaker implantation following mitral valve surgery: a retrospective cohort study of risk factors and long-term outcomes.
Mark R HelmersMax ShinAmit IyengarGabriel R ArguellesJarvis MaysJason J HanWilliam L PatrickPeter AltshulerW Clark HargrovePavan AtluriPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
Our primary aim was to elucidate predictors for PPM implantation in MVS and found increasing age and concomitant procedures to be risk factors. Receipt of PPM is associated with worse long-term survival but does not independently predict survival. Among patients undergoing isolated MV repair, use of an annuloplasty ring confers a higher risk of PPM compared to an annuloplasty band.