Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical characteristics of elderly patients with bradycardia undergoing cardiac pacemaker implantation in the treatment of chronic arrhythmias in different age groups.Methods A total of 214 elderly patients with chronic arrhythmias who underwent permanent pacemaker implantation at the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University from January 2019 to December 2021 were selected as the study subjects. According to different age groups, they were divided into the 60 to 69 years group (60 cases), 70 to 80 years group (82 cases), and > 80 years group (72 cases). The first symptoms, causes of pacemaker implantation, pacemaker types, and follow-up electrode parameters of patients in the three groups were observed and compared.Results The main initial symptoms of all selected patients were blurred vision and syncope (33.64%). There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison of initial symptoms among different age groups (P > 0.05). The proportion of fatigue in elderly women was higher than that in men (P < 0.05). The causes of pacemaker implantation were, in sequence: sick sinus syndrome in 79 cases (36.92%), atrioventricular block in 78 cases (36.44%), atrial fibrillation with long pauses in 34 cases (15.89%), and dual-node disease in 23 cases (10.75%). The proportion of sick sinus syndrome in the 60 to 69 years group and the 70 to 80 years group was higher than that in the > 80 years group (P < 0.05), while the proportion of atrial fibrillation with long pauses in the > 80 years group was higher than that in the other two groups (P < 0.05). The proportion of sick sinus syndrome in elderly women was higher than that in men, while the proportion of type II second-degree atrioventricular block in men was higher than that in women (P < 0.05). Dual-chamber pacemaker implantation was the main type (185 cases, 86.45%), and the number of single-chamber pacemaker implantations in the >80 years group was higher than that in the 70 to 80 years group (P < 0.05). The electrode thresholds and impedances of patients in each group decreased on postoperative days 7 and 90 compared to those during surgery (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison between postoperative days 7 and 90 (P > 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison of various electrode parameters at the same time points among the groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion The clinical characteristics of elderly patients with bradycardia undergoing permanent cardiac pacemaker treatment exhibit age and gender differences. Through short-term follow-up, the right ventricular mid-to-low septal fixed electrode is safe and effective in elderly patients of different ages.