Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator use in elderly patients receiving cardiac resynchronization: A meta-analysis
Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduce sudden cardiac death and all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Current guidelines do not suggest any upper age limit for ICD and CRT but...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Hellenic Journal of Cardiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966617304426 |