Trend in Age at the Initial Pacemaker Implantation in Patients With Bradyarrhythmia　― A 50-Year Analysis (1970–2019) in Japan

Background: This study investigated whether the age of patients undergoing pacemaker implantation is increasing.Methods and Results: This study retrospectively reviewed the consecutive cases of 3,582 patients who underwent an initial pacemaker implantation at our hospitals because of symptomatic bra...

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Published in:Circulation Journal 2022/07/25, Vol.86(8), pp.1292-1297
Main Authors: Matsubara, Tomomi, Sumiyoshi, Masataka, Kimura, Atsushi, Minami-Takano, Asuka, Maruyama, Kazuki, Kimura, Yuki, Tabuchi, Haruna, Hayashi, Hidemori, Odagiri, Fuminori, Sekita, Gaku, Tokano, Takashi, Nakazato, Yuji, Nakata, Yasuro, Minamino, Tohru
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Atrioventricular Block - therapy
Bradycardia - therapy
Humans
Japan
Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects
Pacemakers
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Background: This study investigated whether the age of patients undergoing pacemaker implantation is increasing.Methods and Results: This study retrospectively reviewed the consecutive cases of 3,582 patients who underwent an initial pacemaker implantation at our hospitals because of symptomatic bradyarrhythmias between 1970 and 2019. The exclusion criteria were: patients with AV block due to cardiac surgery or AV junction ablation, and patients aged
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0947