Pacemaker implantation in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Predictors, outcomes, and impact on survival

Background Little is known about the incidence of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation after heart transplantation (HTx) in the pediatric population. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of acute need for PPM implantation in pediatric HTx r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Heart rhythm 2015-08, Vol.12 (8), p.1776-1781
Hauptverfasser:	El-Assaad, Iqbal, MD, Al-Kindi, Sadeer G., MD, Oliveira, Guilherme H., MD, Houghtaling, Penny, MS, Wilkoff, Bruce L., MD, FHRS, Boyle, Gerard J., MD, Aziz, Peter F., MD, FHRS
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age Factors Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - therapeutic use Bradyarrhythmia Cardiovascular Child Child, Preschool Databases, Factual Dialysis - statistics & numerical data Female Graft Survival Heart Atria - abnormalities Heart transplantation Heart Transplantation - adverse effects Heart Transplantation - mortality Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Infection - epidemiology Infection - etiology Male Pacemaker Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects Pacemaker, Artificial - statistics & numerical data Pediatric population Postoperative Period Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Tissue Donors United Network for Organ Sharing database
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Little is known about the incidence of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation after heart transplantation (HTx) in the pediatric population. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of acute need for PPM implantation in pediatric HTx recipients. Methods We queried the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database for all pediatric (age
ISSN:	1547-5271 1556-3871
DOI:	10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.04.045