Log in to save to my catalogue

Effect of Age on Survival and Causes of Death After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defi...

Effect of Age on Survival and Causes of Death After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defi...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03677432v1

Effect of Age on Survival and Causes of Death After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation

About this item

Full title

Effect of Age on Survival and Causes of Death After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation

Publisher

United States: Elsevier Inc

Journal title

The American journal of cardiology, 2015-05, Vol.115 (10), p.1415-1422

Language

English

Formats

Publication information

Publisher

United States: Elsevier Inc

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

The benefit of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) remains controversial in elderly patients and may be attenuated by a greater risk of nonarrhythmic death. We examined the effect of age on outcomes after prophylactic ICD implantation. All patients with coronary artery disease or dilated cardiomyopathy implanted with an ICD for primary p...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Effect of Age on Survival and Causes of Death After Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03677432v1

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03677432v1

Other Identifiers

ISSN

0002-9149

E-ISSN

1879-1913

DOI

10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.031

How to access this item