Permanent pacing in a very long-term follow-up after orthotopic heart transplantation: A matter of when or why?

Emyal AlyaydinChristian PogodaAngelo Dell'AquilaGerrit FrommeyerJuergen R SindermannHolger ReineckeIzabela Dorota Tuleta

Published in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2022)

One-fourth of the OHT recipients develop CD requiring PPM implantation, although one-third among these are not PD in follow-up. Early SND is associated with a higher rate of PD. PPM is associated with an inferior prognosis.

Keyphrases

cardiac resynchronization therapy
kidney transplantation
heart failure
nk cells
atrial fibrillation