Why the study?
Does advanced age increase mortality risk in patients receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillators?
Does advanced age increase mortality risk in patients receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillators?
Advanced age at the time of ICD implantation is strongly and independently associated with increased total, cardiac, and non-cardiac mortality, highlighting the need to consider age and comorbidities when anticipating survival.
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May inform age-comorbidity assessment for ICD candidacy; leaves open prospective trials of selection criteria.
Pellegrini et al. (2008) studied this question.
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