Prevalence and predictors of pacing-induced cardiomyopathy in young adult patients (<60 years) with pacemakers.
Dan Leslie LiZachary T YonedaTariq Ziad IssaM Benjamin ShoemakerJay A MontgomeryPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
The incidence of PICM in young patients was low, but PICM could occur more than a decade after pacemaker implantation. Older age, baseline reduced LVEF, and preimplant AVB were associated with an increased risk of PICM in the young patient cohort.