RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Age, sex, and ischaemic heart disease as prognostic indicators in long-term cardiac pacing.
JF British Heart Journal
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 57
OP 60
DO 10.1136/hrt.42.1.57
VO 42
IS 1
A1 W R Fitzgerald
A1 I M Graham
A1 T Cole
A1 D W Evans
YR 1979
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/42/1/57.abstract
AB The influence of age, sex, and overt ischaemic heart disease on survival after pacing was studied in a population of 427 patients. The median survival for the whole group was 7.75 years. Women between 55 and 74 years and men between 65 and 74 years enjoyed median survivals in excess of 10 years. Patients over 74 years and men with ischaemic heart disease had median survivals of the order of 5 years and 3 1/2 years, respectively. The findings may help to match generator lifetimes to patient-survival prospects.