The Relationship between Frailty Syndrome and Concerns about an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.

Agnieszka Młynarska Rafal Mlynarski Izabella UchmanowiczCzeslaw MarciszKrzysztof S Golba

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)

Frailty syndrome occurs in about 80% of patients after ICD implantation. The presence of frailty syndrome was strongly associated with concerns about an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
case report
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis