Research Article

Mortality in Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy and Permanent Cardiac Pacemakers

Table 2

Cause of death in the PM group.

ā€‰ (%)

Cardiovascular17 (20.9)
Cardiac arrest8 (21.1)
End-stage dilated cardiomyopathy2 (3)
Myocardial infarction3 (4.5)
Stroke, including intracranial hemorrhage3 (4.5)
Pulmonary edema due to exogenous fluid1 (1.5)
Infection12 (18.1)
Neoplasic disease1 (1.5)
Unknown36 (54.5)