Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Survival in Older Women
Zeitler EP, Hellkamp AS, Fonarow GC, Hammill SC, Curtis LH, Hernandez AF, Al-Khalidi HR, Curtis JP, Heidenreich PA, Anstrom KJ, Peterson ED, Mark DB, Hammill BG, Sanders GD, Al-Khatib SM. Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Survival in Older Women. JACC Heart Failure 2014, 3: 159-167. PMID: 25543969, PMCID: PMC4461749, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorHeart failureCardioverter defibrillatorOlder womenNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryLeft ventricular dysfunctionSignificant survival benefitSurvival of womenYears of ageMedicare claims databaseEligible patientsCause mortalityPrimary endpointVentricular dysfunctionSurvival benefitICD RegistryClaims databaseHeart failure databaseLonger survivalClinical trialsPropensity score methodsPatientsWomenSurvival