Preoperative Amiodarone Use Does Not Affect Pacemaker Implantation After Heart Transplantation

Purpose: Following bi-atrial orthotopic heart transplantation (HTx), approximately 20% of patients require permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation. Several risk factors, including preoperative amiodarone use have been reported, although previous studies show contradictory results. We aimed to assess the association between preoperative amiodarone use and PPM implantation in patients who underwent HTx at the University Medical Centre of Utrecht (UMCU).

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: , L.C. Kieviet, M.K. Szymanski, M.G. van der Meer, N.P. van der Kaaij, L.W. Van Laake, A.E. Tuinenburg, K.A. Jacob, E.E. van Aarnhem, M.I. Oerlemans Source Type: research