Table 3.
Cause of Death and Indication of PPM
| PAC ≤76/day | PAC >76/day | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n=3299 | n=2072 | P Value | |
| Cause of death | |||
| Infection | 40 (1.2) | 96 (4.6) | <0.001 |
| Malignancy | 63 (1.9) | 52 (2.5) | 0.348 |
| CV | 129 (3.9) | 162 (7.8) | <0.001 |
| HF | 7 (0.2) | 19 (0.9) | <0.001 |
| MI | 30 (0.9) | 36 (1.7) | 0.015 |
| SCD | 3 (0.1) | 13 (0.6) | 0.001 |
| Neurologic | 7 (0.2) | 11 (0.5) | 0.086 |
| Indication of PPM | |||
| SSS | 20 (0.6) | 58 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| Long pause | 16 (0.5) | 48 (2.3) | <0.001 |
| Tachy-brady | 3 (0.1) | 8 (0.4) | 0.003 |
| Bradycardia | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 0.563 |
| AVB | 13 (0.4) | 23 (1.1) | 0.001 |
| VT | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0.852 |
| AF or PAF | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.3) | 0.041 |
AF indicates atrial fibrillation; AVB, atrioventricular block; CV, cardiovascular; HF, heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction; PAC, premature atrial complex; PAF, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; PPM, permanent pacemaker; SCD, sudden cardiac death; SSS, sick sinus syndrome; Tachy-brady, tachy-brady syndrome; VT, ventricular tachycardia.