Pacemakers in young patients: 1977.
Recent experience with implanted cardiac pacemakers in nine young patients is reported. Advance in technology include improved pacemaker generator design and placement, and improved lead design and placement. No patients died; our only complication, failure to capture, required repositioning of the lead. All pacemaker replacements were elective. This series helps to define the more favorable current prognosis for the young patient needing pacemaker therapy.
D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011379:Prognosis