Key result
Female gender linked to ~26 months longer median survival after pacemaker implantation versus males.
Why the study?
Permanent cardiac pacing is standard for severe and symptomatic bradycardia, but factors associated with longer survival remained to be determined.
What baseline characteristics are associated with long-term survival in patients after pacemaker implantation?
Cohort (n=6,505)
No
What baseline characteristics are associated with long-term survival in patients after pacemaker implantation?
Absolute Event Rate: 118% vs 91.7%
p-value: p=<0.0001
Long-term survival after pacemaker implantation is independently influenced by baseline characteristics such as age, gender, and index arrhythmia, with women surviving significantly longer than men.
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Identified factors linked to post-pacemaker survival; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Michael Brunner (2003) conducted a cohort in severe and symptomatic bradycardia (n=6,505). Female gender vs. Male gender was evaluated on all-cause mortality (p=<0.0001). Female gender was associated with significantly longer median survival compared to male gender after pacemaker implantation (118 vs 91.7 months, P<0.0001).
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