Predictors of mortality and clinical outcomes following implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator therapy in elderly patients: A retrospective single‐center cohort study

Predictors of mortality and clinical outcomes following implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator therapy in elderly patients: A retrospective single‐center cohort study

Abstract Background and aims Implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (ICDs) are frequently used to prevent sudden cardiac death in patients with high‐risk arrhythmias. However, the use of ICD therapy in elderly patients beyond the predicted age of life expectancy is still controversial. We aimed to...

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Main Authors: Alireza Malekrah, Akbar Shafiee, Amirhossein Heidari, Ali Vasheghani‐Farahani, Ali Bozorgi, Saeed Sadeghian, Ahmad Yaminisharif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-07-01
Series:Health Science Reports
Subjects:
elderly
implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator
life expectancy
survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1432

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https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1432

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