From: Living with a pacemaker: patient-reported outcome of a pacemaker system
Variable | n |
---|---|
Number of patients | 342 |
Median age (years) | 77.6 (IQR 70.4–84.2) |
Males | 195 (57.0%) |
Pacemaker type | |
DDD | 262 (76.6%) |
VVI | 51 (14.9%) |
AAI | 7 (2%) |
CRT-P | 22 (6.4%) |
Number of procedures | |
1 | 229 (67.0%) |
2 | 67 (19.6%) |
3 | 29 (8.5%) |
4 | 15 (4.4%) |
5 | 1 (0.3%) |
6 | 1 (0.3%) |
Complications requiring reintervention | |
Lead malfunction | 40 (11.7%) |
Pocket correction | 10 (2.9%) |
Perforation | 5 (1.5%) |
Extraction | 9 (2.6%) |
Exploration unipolar lead | 1 (0.3%) |
Body-mass index (kg/m2) | |
< 20 | 11 (3.3%) |
20–25 | 119 (35.7%) |
25–30 | 130 (39%) |
> 30 | 73 (21.9%) |