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The association of multimorbidity to mortality in older adults after permanent pacemaker placement.

Ashok KrishnaswamiTaylor I LiuJessica HarrisHeather A PrenticeElizabeth W PaxtonFrederick A Masoudi
Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2021)
Across the heterogeneity of indications for PPM placement, multimorbidity is increasingly common. The association of multimorbidity to mortality (≤1-year, >1-year) should be routinely discussed during the shared decision-making process as an important prognostic geriatric domain variable.
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