Published in:
07-06-2022 | Stroke
Outcomes of conventional pacemaker implantation in patients with dementia: insights from the National Readmission Database
Authors:
Mahmoud Khalil, Ahmed Hashim, Ahmed Maraey, Ayman Saeyeldin, Ahmed M. Elzanaty, Patrick Biskupski, kenneth Ong, Chirag R. Barbhaiya, Mohamed Shokr
Published in:
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Issue 3/2022
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Excerpt
The last 60 years has witnessed major advancement in the pacing technology, especially with the advent of the leadless pacemaker system (
1). Cognitive impairment and dementia are prevalent in elderly patients, in whom pacemaker implantation is common. In this report, we sought to evaluate the association of dementia and cognitive impairment with pacemaker implantation. …