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Ten patients of the authors' practice who have survived to be 100 years of age or more have had an implanted pacemaker for an average of 11.4 years. As the life expectancy of the country (Uruguay) is 75 years, their survival is considered to be unusual, confirming the statistical conclusion that patient survival with an implanted pacemaker may be expected to be as good or better than those who do not require a pacemaker implant.
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Longevity , Pacemaker, Artificial , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Atrial Fibrillation/therapy , Disease , Equipment Failure , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Heart Block/therapy , Humans , Life Expectancy , Male , Sick Sinus Syndrome/therapy , Survival Rate , UruguaySubject(s)
Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Aortic Dissection , Aortic Aneurysm , Aorta, ThoracicABSTRACT
Pese a que se emplea la cardioestimulacion permanente, el pronostico del bloqueo auriculo ventricular completo y de tantos otros trastornos del ritmo ha sufrido una notoria modificacion. La utilizacion de esta tecnica electronica, no obstante, no esta exenta de complicaciones (no siempre imputables al funcionamiento electronico) que son origen de diversas arritmias cardiacas. A continuacion, haremos un estudio de estas arritmias, destacando que no estan incluidas en el mismo las que estan relacionadas con los marcapasos auricular y secuencial, dado que no utilizamos tales tipos de estimulacion
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Humans , Pacemaker, Artificial , Arrhythmias, Cardiac , Electric StimulationABSTRACT
The writers describe a self-anchoring monopolar electrode for use in implantable pacemakers, intended to prevent migration. The device was implanted in 63 patients observed for 36 months, and results are considered very favorable.
