Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in the elderly: rationale and specific age-related considerations
Despite the increasingly high rate of implantation of cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) in elderly patients, data supporting their clinical and cost-effectiveness in this age stratum are ambiguous and contradictory. We comprehensively reviewed the state-of-the-art data regarding the applicability, s...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1907 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/1907 |