Permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation in elderly patients Clinical observation of 88 cases.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 10 Permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation in elderly patients Clinical observation of 88 cases OF: He Yun Fang, Deng Xiaojun, Yang Ping, Wang Tianxun, WANG Shu [Abstract] in elderly patients with permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation the incidence of complications and prognosis. Methods Retrospective analysis of 88 cases of permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation in elderly patients with clinical data. Results complications: chest stimulation symptoms in 4 cases, 2 cases of pacemaker pocket hematoma, diaphragmatic irritation in 2 cases, 2 cases of loss of right ventricular electrode, pacemaker syndrome, 8 cases of new atrial fibrillation occurred in 8 cases, 6 cases of emerging heart failure, death 15 cases, the cause of death: chronic heart failure in 10 cases, cerebral hemorrhage in 2 cases, respiratory failure in 2 cases, cerebral infarction in 1. Conclusions should strengthen the understanding of common complications of pacemaker implantation, and postoperative follow-up, as far as possible complications to a minimum. [Keywords:] pacemakers; clinical follow-up; complications With the aging population and advances in medical standards, require a pacemaker implantation in elderly patients is increasing. According to reports, over 70 years of cardiac pacemaker in elderly patients who accounted for 70% [1]. Now I Hospital from March 1997 to March 2009 period, a permanent placement in our hospital 88 cases of elderly patients with cardiac pacemakers were long-term observation follow-up, will now report on the results of clinical observation as follows. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General information from March 1997 to March 2009, there are indications for pacemaker placement were 88 patients aged pacemaker treatment, 61 cases were male and 27 females, aged 60 to 83 years old The average age of 68.9 + -7.6, preoperative duration of 18 days to 15 years, with an average of 6.3 + -5.7 years. All the patients have varying