Clinical characteristics and outcomes of elderly patients treated with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy in a real-world setting: Data from the Israeli ICD Registry

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Elderly patients are underrepresented in clinical trials of device therapy. OBJECTIVE: To provide real-world data regarding outcomes associated with device-based therapy in a large cohort of elderly patients enrolled in the Israeli ICD Registry.

Authors

Suleiman M; Goldenberg I; Haim M; Schliamser JE; Boulos M; Ilan M; Swissa M; Gavrielov-Yusim N; Fuchs T; Amit G

Journal

Heart Rhythm, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 435–441

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

March 2014

DOI

10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.12.003

ISSN

1547-5271

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Guy Amit

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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