Open AccessImpact of advanced age on survival in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Author(s) -
Cara N. Pellegrini,
Kyoung Bun Lee,
Jeffrey E. Olgin,
Mintu P. Turakhia,
Zian H. Tseng,
Ryan Lee,
Nitish Badhwar,
Bumjoon Lee,
Paul D. Varosy
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eun253
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , retrospective cohort study , confounding
Given the selectivity of clinical trial patients and meager representation of elderly in the major implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) randomized trials (<25%), whether such data apply to elderly patients overall is unclear. The purpose of our study is to understand the influence of age on mortality after ICD implantation.
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