Evaluation of comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients undergoing pacemaker implantation.

Andreas W SchoenenbergerIan RussiBenjamin BerteVanessa WeberndörferRenate Schoenenberger-BerzinsPiotr ChodupRemo BeelerFlorim CuculiStefan ToggweilerRichard Kobza

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2020)

CGA is useful to detect functional deficits, which are associated with mortality or nursing home admission after pacemaker implantation. The present study seems to support the use of CGA in older patients undergoing pacemaker implantation as functional deficits and falls are amenable to geriatric interventions.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
community dwelling
physical activity
vena cava
traumatic brain injury
middle aged
emergency department
hip fracture
type diabetes
risk factors
cardiovascular disease