Experience with permanent pacemaker implantation at Mayo Hospital, Lahore

ABSTRACT

Permanent pacemaker implantation procedure was started at Mayo Hospital, Lahore in March, 1978. Till December 31st 1998 nine hundred and sixty six permanent pacemakers had been implanted in this institution. 53% patients were males and 47% patients were females. 55% patients were between 50-70 years old. The youngest patient was only six months old while maximum age of the patients implanted with permanent pacemaker was ninety nine years old. 92% patients had fist implant while 6% patient had second implant and 2% patient had third implant. 84% patients had complete heart block, 5.5% patients had sick sinus syndrome, 2.7% patients had symptomatic second degree heart block, 2.6% patients had congenital heart block