Temporary transvenous cardiac pacing in cathlab - myocardial infarction versus other causes - differences, complications, and prognosis. Data from a single-center retrospective analysis.

In-hospital mortality in MI patients requiring TTCP is 6.5-fold higher than in other patients with bradycardia. The complication rate of TTCP is similar in MI and non-MI patients. It is not TTCP but the severity of MI itself and the fact that a pacing lead is frequently implanted in asystole or during resuscitation that is responsible for the higher mortality rate.