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Falls and Fractures in the Elderly with Sinus Node Disease : The Impact of Pacemaker Implantation
Joint Authors
Lüscher, Thomas F.
Steffel, Jan
Holzmeister, Johannes
Krasniqi, Nazmi
Wolber, Thomas
Brunckhorst, Corinna B.
Lippuner, Kurt
Duru, Firat
Haegeli, Laurent
Segalada, Diana
Hürlimann, David
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Falls and fractures in the elderly are among the leading causes of disability.
We investigated whether pacemaker implantation prevents falls in patients with SND in a large cohort of patients.
Methods.
Patient demographics and medical history were collected prospectively.
Fall history was retrospectively reconstituted from available medical records.
The 10-year probability for major osteoporotic fractures was calculated retrospectively from available medical records using the Swiss fracture risk assessment tool FRAX-Switzerland.
Results.
During a mean observation period of 2.3 years after implantation, the rates of fallers and injured fallers with fracture were reduced to 15% and 6%, respectively.
This corresponds to a relative reduction in the number of fallers of 75% (P<0.001) and of injured fallers of 63% (P=0.014) after pacemaker implantation.
Similarly, the number of falls was reduced from 60 (48%) before pacemaker implantation to 22 (18%) thereafter (relative reduction 63%, P=0.035) and the number of falls with injury from 22 (18%) to 7 (6%), which corresponds to a relative reduction of 67%, P=0.013.
Conclusion.
In patients with SND, pacemaker implantation significantly reduces the number of patients experiencing falls, the total number of falls, and the risk for osteoporotic fractures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Krasniqi, Nazmi& Segalada, Diana& Lüscher, Thomas F.& Lippuner, Kurt& Haegeli, Laurent& Steffel, Jan…[et al.]. 2012. Falls and Fractures in the Elderly with Sinus Node Disease : The Impact of Pacemaker Implantation. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476462
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krasniqi, Nazmi…[et al.]. Falls and Fractures in the Elderly with Sinus Node Disease : The Impact of Pacemaker Implantation. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Krasniqi, Nazmi& Segalada, Diana& Lüscher, Thomas F.& Lippuner, Kurt& Haegeli, Laurent& Steffel, Jan…[et al.]. Falls and Fractures in the Elderly with Sinus Node Disease : The Impact of Pacemaker Implantation. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476462
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476462