The influence of age on the psychological profile of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: results from the Italian population in a multicenter study conducted by the European Heart Rhythm Association.
Stefano FumagalliPaolo PieragnoliKristina H HaugaaTatjana S PotparaLaura RaseroNicola RamacciatiGiuseppe RicciardiFrancesco SolimeneGiuseppe MasciaGiosuè MascioliGiulia ZuoAnna T RobertsNiccolò MarchionniRadoslaw LenarczykSerge BovedaNikolaos DagresPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2018)
HRQL after CIEDs implantation improves more frequently in older patients, while the psychological burden of CIEDs is usually higher in younger patients. End of life issues are seldom discussed.