Table 1.
Characteristics of 342 pacemaker patients
| 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%) |