Long-Term Outcomes Associated With Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Low-Risk Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Permanent pacemaker implantation is associated with an increased risk of mortality and heart failure after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to analyze long-term prognosis of permanent pacemaker implantation following SAVR on low-risk patients.

Methods

This nationwide, population-based, observational cohort study included all patients who underwent SAVR in Sweden between 2001 and 2018 with low surgical risk, defined as logistic EuroSCORE I <10% or EuroSCORE II <4%. Patients received a permanent pacemaker implantation within 30 days after SAVR. Main outcomes were all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization, and endocarditis. Regression standardization addressed confounding.

Results

We included 19

SUBMITTER: Lu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11293502 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature