Does the Age Affect the Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Elderly Patients?
Teresa StrisciuglioGiuseppe StabileDomenico PecoraGiuseppe ArenaSalvatore Ivan CaicoMassimiliano MariniPatrizia PepiAntonio D'OnofrioAntonio De SimoneGiuseppe RicciardiSandra BadolatiAlfredo SpottiGavino CasuFrancesco SolimeneCarmelo La GrecaGiuseppe AmmiratiValerio PergolaLucio AddeoMaurizio MalacridaEmanuele BertagliaAntonio RapacciuoloPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
Positive clinical response and hospitalization rates do not differ between CRT recipients ≥ 75 years and those aged 65-74. However, age > 80 years, COPD and CKD are predictors of worse outcomes.