Does Age Influence Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Use and Outcome?
Heidenreich PA, Tsai V, Bao H, Curtis J, Goldstein M, Curtis L, Hernandez A, Peterson P, Turakhia MP, Masoudi FA. Does Age Influence Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Use and Outcome? JACC Heart Failure 2015, 3: 497-504. PMID: 25982109, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionICD implantationOlder patientsTrial criteriaNew York Heart Association functional class IIIAge groupsSocial Security Death IndexPatients age 85Receipt of CRTFunctional class IIICardiac resynchronization therapyVentricular ejection fractionClinical trial criteriaDifferent age groupsPatient ageEjection fractionICD RegistryImproved survivalPrimary outcomeResynchronization therapyTherapy useDeath IndexMean ageClinical trialsRegistry data