Abstract
Much of today’s planning for elderly people is based on the theory that although lethal conditions might be postponed as medical technology improves, the incidence of degenerative diseases will be unaltered. This theory predicts that people in their nineties suffer from more diseases and have a greater chronic disability than do people in their seventies or eighties. If this theory were true, then the continued increase in the size of the oldest old population would portend a significant burden of poor health among the oldest members of our society.1–4
Keywords
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
- Complete Heart Block
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
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van Mechelen, R., den Dulk, K., Wellens, H.J.J. (1995). Pacing in Elderly Patients — Preoperative Evaluation and Pacemaker Selection. In: Van Hemel, N.M., Wittkampf, F.H.M., Ector, H. (eds) The Pacemaker Clinic of the 90’s. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 175. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0347-3_4
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