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- Title
Indications for Permanent Pacemakers in Young Adults.
- Authors
Gould, Lawrence; Gopalaswamy, C.; Chandy, F.; Abdou, O.
- Abstract
The sick sinus syndrome has become the most common indication for permanent pacemaker implantation. In a recent review of 50 patients with the sick sinus syndrome treated with pacemaker insertion, the mean age of the group was 71 years. There are occasional reports of the sick sinus syndrome in young adults. However, many of the reported cases involve postoperative congenital heart disease. Recently Kay and his groups reported a series of 18 cases of young adults who required pacemakers. Twelve had the sick sinus syndrome and served as the basis of their report. Electrophysiologic studies were performed in only 5 of their 12 cases, and the authors stressed that the corrected sinus node recovery time was normal in their 5 patients. We routinely perform electrophysiologic studies in all patients being considered for pacemaker implantations. We therefore reviewed our experience over 8 years with young adults who required permanent pacemaker insertions.
- Subjects
CARDIAC pacemakers; SICK sinus syndrome; CONGENITAL heart disease; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SINOATRIAL node; YOUNG adults
- Publication
Vascular Surgery, 1983, Vol 17, Issue 3, p150
- ISSN
0042-2835
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/153857448301700303