Journal article
Survival After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation in the Elderly
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The benefit of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) among elderly patients is controversial and may be attenuated by nonarrhythmic death. We examined the impact of age on device-delivered therapies and outcomes after primary or secondary prevention ICD.
METHODS AND RESULTS: In a prospective, inclusive registry of 5399 ICD recipients in Ontario, Canada (February 2007 to September 2010), device-delivered therapies and …
Authors
Yung D; Birnie D; Dorian P; Healey JS; Simpson CS; Crystal E; Krahn AD; Khaykin Y; Cameron D; Chen Z
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 127, No. 24, pp. 2383–2392
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 18, 2013
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.113.001442
ISSN
0009-7322