Table 3.
Reasons for hospitalization according to type of ventricular pacing
| Reason for Hospitalization | No device | RV pacing | BiV pacing |
|---|---|---|---|
| N=1213 | N=683 | N=435 | |
| Heart failure | 212 (17.5) | 180 (26.4) | 146 (33.6) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 107 (8.8) | 73 (10.7) | 33 (7.6) |
| Myocardial infarction | 28 (2.3) | 16 (2.3) | 6 (1.4) |
| Unstable Angina | 57 (4.7) | 41 (6.0) | 22 (5.1) |
| Other CAD | 22 (1.8) | 16 (2.3) | 5 (1.1) |
| Arrhythmia | 72 (5.9) | 112 (16.4) | 72 (16.6) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 19 (1.6) | 22 (3.2) | 18 (4.1) |
| Other supraventricular arrhythmia | 14 (1.2) | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.7) |
| Bradycardia | 10 (0.8) | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.5) |
| Ventricular arrhythmia | 17 (1.4) | 24 (3.5) | 11 (2.5) |
| ICD firing | 0 (0.0) | 56 (8.2) | 36 (8.3) |
| Cardiac arrest | 11 (0.9) | 4 (0.6) | 2 (0.5) |
| Cardiovascular procedure | 213 (17.6) | 101 (14.8) | 68 (15.6) |
| Hypertension requiring inpatient treatment | 5 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) | 0 (0) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 5 (0.4) | 4 (0.6) | 3 (0.7) |
| Presyncope/hypotension | 17 (1.4) | 17 (2.5) | 23 (5.3) |
| Syncope | 24 (2.0) | 33 (4.8) | 17 (3.9) |
| Stroke | 30 (2.5) | 11 (1.6) | 5 (1.1) |
| Transient ischemic attack | 11 (0.9) | 11 (1.6) | 4 (0.9) |
| Noncardiovascular | 186 (15.3) | 176 (25.8) | 116 (26.7) |