{"title":"Incidence of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Tricuspid Valve Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Seyed Shervin Shafiei, Saeid Hosseini, Samuel Heuts, Abolfazl Hosseinnataj, Peyman Sardari Nia","doi":"10.1177/15569845261455899","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Tricuspid valve (TV) surgery is increasingly performed. Still, the risk of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation following TV surgery is a serious concern. Therefore, the present systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed to determine the incidence of PPM implantation following TV surgeries in various surgical settings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was preregistered in PROSPERO (CRD42024585421). A methodical search was performed across various international electronic databases. Random-effects models were used to illustrate the aggregated incidence of PPM implantation following different types of TV surgeries. Meta-regression and subgroup analysis were applied to evaluate the statistically significant effect of modifiers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve studies were included; a total of 18,437 patients underwent TV surgery. The incidence of PPM implantation following overall TV surgery was 12.1% (<i>P</i> < 0.001), isolated TV surgery was 11.1% (<i>P</i> < 0.001), TV + mitral valve (MV) surgery was 12.3% (<i>P</i> < 0.001), TV + aortic valve (AV) surgery was 10.9% (<i>P</i> = 0.001), and TV + MV + AV surgery was 17.3% (<i>P</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PPM implantation is a common complication that can arise after TV surgery, especially when multiple valves are involved. Although substantial variability across studies makes it difficult to pinpoint exact risks, the overall message is clear: there is a need to focus on preoperative patient counseling and develop standardized research to improve our ability to predict and prevent these complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":13574,"journal":{"name":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"217-230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13534769/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845261455899","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/6/16 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objective: Tricuspid valve (TV) surgery is increasingly performed. Still, the risk of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation following TV surgery is a serious concern. Therefore, the present systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed to determine the incidence of PPM implantation following TV surgeries in various surgical settings.
Methods: This study was preregistered in PROSPERO (CRD42024585421). A methodical search was performed across various international electronic databases. Random-effects models were used to illustrate the aggregated incidence of PPM implantation following different types of TV surgeries. Meta-regression and subgroup analysis were applied to evaluate the statistically significant effect of modifiers.
Results: Twelve studies were included; a total of 18,437 patients underwent TV surgery. The incidence of PPM implantation following overall TV surgery was 12.1% (P < 0.001), isolated TV surgery was 11.1% (P < 0.001), TV + mitral valve (MV) surgery was 12.3% (P < 0.001), TV + aortic valve (AV) surgery was 10.9% (P = 0.001), and TV + MV + AV surgery was 17.3% (P < 0.001).
Conclusions: PPM implantation is a common complication that can arise after TV surgery, especially when multiple valves are involved. Although substantial variability across studies makes it difficult to pinpoint exact risks, the overall message is clear: there is a need to focus on preoperative patient counseling and develop standardized research to improve our ability to predict and prevent these complications.
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Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery is the first journal whose main mission is to disseminate information specifically about advances in technology and techniques that lead to less invasive treatment of cardiothoracic and vascular disease. It delivers cutting edge original research, reviews, essays, case reports, and editorials from the pioneers and experts in the field of minimally invasive cardiothoracic and vascular disease, including biomedical engineers. Also included are papers presented at the annual ISMICS meeting. Official Journal of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery