Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Octogenarians: Clinical Outcomes From a Single Center

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Octogenarians: Clinical Outcomes From a Single Center

Aims: Limited data exist on outcomes in very elderly ICD recipients. We describe outcomes in new ICD and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy with Defibrillator (CRT-D) implants in octogenarians at our institution. Methods: Patients aged 80 years and above who underwent de novo ICD or CRT-D implantatio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D.G. Wilson, MB ChB, N. Ahmed, MBBS, R. Nolan, MBBS, A. Frontera, MBBS, G. Thomas, PhD, E.R. Duncan, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Subjects:
sudden cardiac death
implantable defibrillators
octogenarians
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629216308361

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629216308361

Similar Items