Permanent pacemakers in nonagenarians

We report our experience of 20 patients who have had permanent pacemakers implanted for the first time after the age of 90. The main indications were syncope or presyncope which occurred in 15 patients. Complete heart block was present in 14 patients. Syncopal and presyncopal symptoms were cured in...

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Published inPostgraduate medical journal Vol. 67; no. 789; pp. 663 - 665
Main Authors Elizabeth, J. E., Green, G. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine 01.07.1991
Oxford University Press
BMJ Group
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Block - therapy
Humans
Male
Prognosis
Syncope - therapy
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Summary:We report our experience of 20 patients who have had permanent pacemakers implanted for the first time after the age of 90. The main indications were syncope or presyncope which occurred in 15 patients. Complete heart block was present in 14 patients. Syncopal and presyncopal symptoms were cured in 73%. Nonagenarians paced for complete heart block can expect to survive for as long as others of the same age without heart block. Permanent pacing is an effective and appropriate treatment in the very old.
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ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.67.789.663