Outcomes following cardiac resynchronisation therapy in older people.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older patients may be less likely to receive cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) for the management of heart failure. We aimed to describe the differences in clinical response, complications, and subsequent outcomes following CRT implantation compared to younger patients.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of unselected, consecutive patients implanted with CRT devices between March 2008 and July 2017. We recorded complications, symptomatic and echocardiographic response, hospitalisation for heart failure, and all-cause mortality comparing patients aged <70, 70-79 and ≥ 80 years.

Results

Five hundred and seventy-four patients (median age 76 years [interquartile range 68-81], 73.3% male) received CRT. At baseline, patients aged ≥80 years

SUBMITTER: Safdar NZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689176 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature