EVALUATION OF EARLY OUTCOMES OF PERMANENT PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH BRADYARRHYTHMIAS

Tran Viet An1,, Nguyen The Bao1, Ngo Dai Duong1, Nguyen Thuy Quyen1, Nguyen Van Nhan2
1 Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2 Bac Lieu General Hospital

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Objective: This study aims to describe the clinical characteristics and the features of  bradyarrhythmias on 24-hour Holter monitoring and to evaluate the early outcomes of permanent pacemaker implantation in hypertensive patients with bradyarrhythmias. Subjects and method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 57 subjects with hypertension and bradyarrhythmias who were indicated for permanent pacemaker implantation. Results: The most common clinical symptoms recorded were fatigue, dizziness, and chest pain, accounting for 47.4%, 45.6%, and 42.1% respectively. The majority of patients had sinus node dysfunction (73.7%) and most underwent dual-chamber permanent pacemaker implantation (87.7%). The 24-hour Holter monitoring results showed that 42.1% had sinus atrial block - sinus pause in the sinus node dysfunction group and 15.8% of patients had third-degree atrioventricular block (AV block) in the AV block group. A good treatment outcome was observed in 72.0% of cases. Age > 70 (OR: 6.1; 95% CI: 1.2-30.1), female gender (OR: 4.2; 95% CI: 1.2-15.4), and single-chamber pacemaker (OR: 8.9; 95% CI: 1.5-52.1) were associated with a higher risk of moderate to poor treatment outcomes. Conclusion: Permanent pacemaker implantation generally tends to have good short-term outcomes. However, it should be noted that older age, female, and single-chamber pacemaker implantation in association with worse outcomes.

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