Sex differences in rates of permanent pacemaker implantation and in-hospital complications: A statewide cohort study of over 7 million persons from 2009-2018.

In a statewide Australian population exceeding 7 million, PPI rates were consistently nearly two-fold higher for men compared to women over 10-years, with an apparently widening disparity, that was not explained by age. Overall complication rates were higher in women. Future studies should examine the aetiology behind this disparity in PPI rates, as well as its complications.