Table 2.
No Pacemaker | Pacemaker | Age adjusted p value | |
---|---|---|---|
N | 475 | 71 | |
Additional cardiac surgical procedures (excluding pacemaker insertion) | 13% | 32% | <.001 |
Medical morbidity | |||
Stroke | 2% | 6% | 0.09 |
Thrombosis | 6% | 17% | <.001 |
Protein losing enteropathy | 3% | 9% | 0.05 |
Arrhythmia | 13% | 72% | <.001 |
New onset of ventricular dysfunction | 10% | 20% | 0.05 |
Other complication | 23% | 24% | 0.97 |