Association of Frailty With Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: A Prospective Cohort Study
Among primary prevention ICD recipients, frailty is associated with worse mortality and morbidity. Clinicians should consider frailty when discussing risks and benefits with this patient population.
Authors
- Colette Seifer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9841-7960)
- DMITRY NEYMARK (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9569-2123)
- James W. Tam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5712-7756)
- William F. McIntyre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6082-7542)
- Christopher Seungkyu Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5054-9470)
- M W Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0275-4995)
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/anec.70061
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22
Funders
- AtriCure