[Implantation of a cardiac pacemaker in the octogenarian].
Thirteen centres, specialized in pacemakers and studying the implantation, brought together their material. Consequently, 785 patients living with a pacemaker (PM) were grouped. The average age at the time of the first implantation is 83,5 years old. The mortality of 7.5% as well as the morbidity of 16% lie very low. Nevertheless, their causes are discussed and compared to those resulting from other types of surgical pathologies on the octogenarian. It seems that the implantation of a PM, even on a person of 80 or older, is an efficient therapeutic gesture, benign and capable of normalizing the chances and quality of life on a long term basis.
D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000401:mortality; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality
Implantation de stimulateur cardiaque chez l'octogénaire.