The prevalence of permanent pacemaker implantation after open-heart surgeries; eight years of experience in Tehran heart center.

Kaveh Oraii Yazdani Akbar Shafiee Amirhossein Heidari Seyyed Hossein Ahmadi Tafti Ahmad Yaminisharif

Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2023)

Based on our study findings, PPI was required in 0.53% of patients following open-heart surgery due to damage to the cardiac conduction system. The current study paves the way for future investigations to identify possible predictors of PPI in patients undergoing open-heart surgeries.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
heart failure
patients undergoing
atrial fibrillation
prognostic factors
risk factors
left ventricular
small molecule
coronary artery bypass
protein protein
acute coronary syndrome
patient reported outcomes
current status
surgical site infection