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17086030

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Over the last decade, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have become a part of mainstream clinical practice, with improvements in survival in a broad range of patients. Given the overall limited life expectancy of elderly patients, their frequent comorbidities, and the complications associated with ICD implantation, it may not be reasonable to expect results with ICD implantation in the elderly to be comparable to that found in the clinical trials. In this paper, the authors review the available scientific literature and discuss why mainstream ICD use in the elderly may not be advisable.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1076-7460
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
367-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Why cardioverter-defibrillator implantation might not be the best idea for your elderly patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review