Question: how long can you live without a pacemaker?
Answer: At the end of the study 21.7% (n=1407) were alive. Mean age of deceased patients was 78.3 years (±10.2) vs 76.0 years (±11.7) in patients lost for follow-up (P<0.0001). Baseline patient characteristics are summarized in Table 1: The median patient survival after pacemaker implantation was 101.9 months (approx.