Aligning goals with care: Advance directives in older adults with implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators

Background Patients ≥80 with implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (ICDs) have high rates of hospitalization and mortality, yet few have documented advance directives. We sought to determine the prevalence of advance directives in adults ≥80 years with ICDs, focusing on those with frailty and cogn...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2024-05, Vol.47 (5), p.697-701
Hauptverfasser:	Backman, Warren D., DiCaro, Michael V., Zuo, Xintong, Peralta, Adelqui, Orkaby, Ariela R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	advance care planning Advance directives aged Cognitive ability cognitive impairment Defibrillators Electrophysiology Frailty implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators Patients
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