Long-Term Impact Of Permanent Pacing After Mitral Valve Surgery: A Scoping Review Of Current Literature
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Background: Conduction disorders after mitral valve surgery (MVS) are frequent with a considerable percentage of patients requiring the implantation of a permanent pacemaker (PPM). This has been associated with prolonged hospital length of stay and increased resource utilization. In this scoping review, we consolidate the current evidence on the impact of PPM on late outcomes after MVS in terms of heart failure and mortality.Methods: A comprehensive electronic literature search was conducted on Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Google Scholar using the keywords (‘mitral valve repair’, ‘mitral valve replacement’, ‘pacemaker implantation’). The search was performed in November 2023. Studies were included if they involved adults ≥18 years old who underwent MVS, reported the long-term outcomes of PPM implantation, and were observational or randomized control trials. Exclusion criteria included case series, case reports, conference abstracts, and non-English studies.
Results: Literature search identified 2263 citations, of which, four studies, with a total of 49,006 patients (of which, 38,063 underwent mitral valve procedures) were ultimately included in this review. The incidence of PPM after MVS ranged between 4.2-11.8%. Factors associated with higher PPM risk, including advanced age, concomitant surgical procedures, pre-existing atrial fibrillation, conduction disorders, and ischemic heart disease, were chosen for their consistent identification across multiple studies. Data was not conclusive on whether there was a correlation between PPM implantation and an increased risk of late congestive heart failure or mortality.
Conclusions: We did not find enough evidence to suggest that permanent pacing may have negative impact on late outcomes after mitral valve surgery. This may be explained by the heterogeneity of the included studies and the complex nature and multi-factorial etiology of post-surgical electric conduction disorders.
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