Table 1.

Indications for transvenous temporary pacing therapy (4546 patients)

	n = 4546
1. Asystole or cardiac arrest	1.1%
2. Atrioventricular block (AVB all degrees, AF with slow rate)	62.7%
3. Sinus node disease	6.7%
4. Acute myocardial infarction (underlying rhythm not specified)	11.4%
5. Permanent pacemaker failure	4.4%
6. Bradycardia (sinus bradycardia, sinus pause, sinus arrest, AV nodal escape rhythm)	4.9%
7. Prophylactic or periprocedural (prophylactic, diagnostic, required for procedure)	2.7%
8. Overdrive suppression (VPC overdrive, VT overdrive)	2.3%
9. Drug toxicity (medication washout, drug overdose, digitalis intoxication)	2.4%
10. Other or unknown	1.5%

AVB atrioventricular block, AF atrial fibrillation, AV atrioventricular, VPC ventricular premature contraction, VT ventricular tachycardia