March 1, 2006The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Pacemakers and Defibrillators: Recent and Ongoing Studies That Impact the Elderly

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Elderly patients with heart rhythm disturbances receiving pacemakers or implantable…

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Authors

CMClaudia MartinezInterventional / Structural Cardiology ATAssaf Tzur HHHakop H. HrachianMount Sinai Medical Center

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Implication

May guide device selection in elderly patients; leaves open need for dedicated geriatric trials on physiologic pacing.

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Population

Elderly patients with heart rhythm disturbances receiving pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

Intervention

Pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), and physiologic pacing

This review discusses the evolution of pacing and ICD technologies, focusing on the transition to true physiologic pacing and the specific needs of elderly device recipients.

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Martinez et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83ccff42ccde92f8c579f7 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1076-7460.2006.04883.x

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Cardiac device therapy

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Pacemakers and Defibrillators: Recent and Ongoing Studies That Impact the Elderly

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Structured PICO

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Pacemakers and Defibrillators: Recent and Ongoing Studies That Impact the Elderly

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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