Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator use in elderly patients receiving cardiac resynchronization: A meta-analysis

Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduce sudden cardiac death and all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Current guidelines do not suggest any upper age limit for ICD and CRT but...

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Main Authors: Ahmed AlTurki, Riccardo Proietti, Hasan Alturki, Vidal Essebag, Thao Huynh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966617304426

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