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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Main Author: Barra, S (author)
Other Authors: Providência, R (author), Paiva, L (author), Heck, P (author), Agarwal, S (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Idoso
Terapia de Ressincronização Cardíaca
Arritmias Cardíacas
Desfibrilhadores Implantáveis
Patient Selection
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1994
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/1994

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1994

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