Number | 86 |
---|---|
Male/female | 48/38 |
Mean (SD) age (years) | 74 (12) (range 18 to 92) |
Indication for pacing | |
AV block III | 44 |
AV block II | 35 |
Incomplete trifascicular block | 7 |
Clinical diagnosis | |
Degenerative AV nodal disease | 72 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 6 |
Myocarditis | 1 |
Valvar heart disease | 1 |
Surgical AV block | 3 |
Pacemaker model | |
Intermedics Unity | 66 |
Medtronic Thera VDD | 20 |
Distance from electrode tip to dipole | |
13 cm | 85 |
16 cm | 1 |
Insertion side | |
Right/left | 76/10 |
AV, atrioventricular.