Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Utilization and Mortality Among Patients ≥65 Years of Age With a Low Ejection Fraction After Coronary Revascularization
Goldstein S, Li S, Lu D, Matsouaka R, Rymer J, Fonarow G, de Lemos J, Peterson E, Pokorney S, Wang T, Al-Khatib S. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Utilization and Mortality Among Patients ≥65 Years of Age With a Low Ejection Fraction After Coronary Revascularization. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 138: 26-32. PMID: 33068540, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.09.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiologyCoronary Artery BypassDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMedicareMortalityMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProportional Hazards ModelsSex FactorsStroke VolumeTachycardia, VentricularUnited StatesVentricular FibrillationConceptsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantationImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorIn-hospital ventricular arrhythmiasLow ejection fractionAssociated with ICD implantationEjection fractionVentricular arrhythmiasICD implantationCoronary revascularizationCABG-treated patientsPCI-treated patientsAssociated with lower mortalityCardiology follow-upIn-hospital revascularizationAll-cause mortalityAssociated with higher likelihoodICD utilizationHeart failure readmissionHeart failureYear of revascularizationCardioverter-defibrillatorRevascularization strategyMedicare claimsRevascularizationPatients