Figure 3.

Cumulative incidence of the primary endpoint^a in patients^b with persistent or intermittent atrioventricular block compared with the general population.^c AV, atrioventricular; CI, confidence interval. ^aComposite of death from any cause, heart failure hospitalization, ventricular tachyarrhythmia hospitalization, and cardiac arrest with successful resuscitation. ^bPatients <50 years when receiving their first pacemaker due to atrioventricular block. ^cControls from the general population were matched 10:1 for age and gender. Dashed line represents median follow-up time.