Nawaz Z Safdar, Stephe Kamalathasan, Ankit Gupta, Joshua Wren, Rory Bird, Dorothy Papp, Rebecca Latto, Ali Ahmed, Victoria Palin, John Gierula, Klaus K Witte, Sam Straw
INTRODUCTION: Older patients may be less likely to receive cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) for the management of heart failure. We aimed to describe the differences in clinical response, complications, and subsequent outcomes following CRT implantation compared to younger patients. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of unselected, consecutive patients implanted with CRT devices between March 2008 and July 2017. We recorded complications, symptomatic and echocardiographic response, hospitalisation for heart failure, and all-cause mortality comparing patients aged <70, 70-79 and ≥ 80 years...
November 2, 2023: Age and Ageing