Permanent pacemaker implantation after pediatric heart transplantation: Risk factors, indications, and outcomes.

Adil MahmoodRachel AndrewsMatthew FentonAlanna MorrisonJasveer MangatBen DaviesMichael BurchJacob Simmonds

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2019)

Increasing donor age is associated with increased PPM placement following pediatric heart transplantation. Interestingly, a high proportion of CHB patients recovered sinus rhythm, and long-term outcomes for paced patients are similar to other heart transplant recipients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle
weight loss
ultrasound guided
vena cava