Defibrillator exchange in the elderly

Defibrillator exchange in the elderly

Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in elderly patients is controversial because survival benefits might be attenuated by nonarrhythmic causes of death. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcome of septuagenarians and octogenarians after ICD gen...

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Main Authors: Henrike Andresen, MD, Nikolaos Pagonas, MD, Marius Eisert, MD, Daniel Patschan, MD, Peter Nordbeck, MD, Ivo Buschmann, MD, Benjamin Sasko, MD, Oliver Ritter, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Heart Rhythm O2
Subjects:
Generator exchange
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Octogenarians
Quality of life
Septuagenarians
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666501823001095

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