Cardiac resynchronization therapy has better survival than ICD in eligible elderly patients: JACC study
Written By : dr. Abhimanyu Uppal
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2022-01-17 03:30 GMT | Update On 2022-01-17 03:30 GMT
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Despite growing numbers of older patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the benefits of CRT in this group are largely unknown because interventionists prefer implanting an ICD device due to concerns over complication rates with CRT in this age group.
A recent study published in JACC CE challenges this belief and has shown that CRT-D implantation is associated with a lower hazard of mortality in patients ≥74 years of age and lower hazard of HF hospitalization in those ≥85 years of age. These findings support the use of CRT in eligible older patients undergoing ICD implantation.
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