Table 3. Post-procedural sub-analysis of patients with need for PPM (rhythm entities and distribution).
| Parameters | Baseline rhythm | Post-procedural rhythm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New RBBB | New LBBB | New AVB I–II | New AVB III | Comments | ||
| Permanent AF | 6 (20.0) | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (16.7) | – |
| Paroxysmal AF | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | – |
| Perm. AF + RBBB | 3 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (10.0) | – |
| Paroxysm. AF + RBBB | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7) | – |
| RBBB | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7) | – |
| LBBB | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
| AVB I–II.I° | 3 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (10.0) | – |
| AVB I–II.I° + RBBB | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | – |
| Normal rhythm | 12 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7)* | 11 (33.3) | *New AVB II.II° |
Values are n (%). *, significant P value <0.05. PPM, permanent pacemaker; RBBB, right bundle branch block; LBBB, left bundle branch block; AVB, atrioventricular block; AF, atrial fibrillation.