Cardiac resynchronization therapy in the ageing population – With or without an implantable defibrillator?

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment option for systolic heart failure, but the benefit of an additional implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in elderly patients is not well established. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of an additional ICD on surv...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of cardiology 2018-07, Vol.263, p.48-53
Hauptverfasser:	Döring, Michael, Ebert, Micaela, Dagres, Nikolaos, Müssigbrodt, Andreas, Bode, Kerstin, Knopp, Helge, Kühl, Michael, Hindricks, Gerhard, Richter, Sergio
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - pathology Aging - physiology All-cause mortality Cardiac resynchronization therapy Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - methods Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - trends Defibrillators, Implantable - trends Female Follow-Up Studies Heart failure Humans Implantable cardioverter defibrillator Male Population Surveillance - methods Sudden cardiac death
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