Trends in the use, complications, and costs of permanent pacemakers in Australia: A nationwide study from 2008 to 2017

ConclusionsIncreasing demand for pacemaker implants is driven by the ageing population and rising rates across all ages, while replacement and complication procedure rates appeared more stable. Males have consistently greater pacemaker procedure rates than females. Our findings have significant clinical and public health implications for healthcare resource planning.

Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE - January 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Samuel Westaway, Elsbeth Nye, Celine Gallagher, Samuel J. Tu, Nicholas Clarke, Nicole Hanna ‐Rivero, Mehrdad Emami, Kadhim Kadhim, Bradley M. Pitman, Rajiv Mahajan, Dennis H. Lau, Glenn D. Young, Prashanthan Sanders, Christopher X. Wong Tags: DEVICES Source Type: research