… Ageing of the population and improved outcome of cardiovascular diseases will lead to a …
of elderly patients with CHF will double by the year 2030.2 Cardiac resynchronization therapy (…

… It has been reported that in-hospital mortality of patients undergoing device placement is
significantly higher in elderly patients, especially those older than 80 years.6 In our study, the …

… The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy
(CRT) in elderly patients (≥65 years) with younger patients and to assess the impact of …

… Appropriate patient selection is essential to identify elderly patients who are more … Cardiac
resynchronization in the elderly is beneficial, but could we implant our devices in old patients …

… patients.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Whether the beneficial effects of CRT also apply to the elderly is
unclear because these patients … 9 suggested benefit of CRT in elderly patients, but this study …

… the impact of frailty in the elderly on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). …
frailty and worse outcome in the population of elderly patients with HF treated with CRT. The …

We think that the authors have provided very important data regarding safety of CRT device
implantation in old patients. Thus, the total major complication rates were found equally …

Background: More and more heart failure (HF) patients aged ≥ 75 years undergo cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT) device implantation, however the data regarding the …

… The procedure has been shown to be safe in elderly patients … Cardiac resynchronization
therapy has demonstrated a … complications and mortality in patients with left ventricular systolic …

… Cardiac resynchronization therapy is as effective in improving LVEF in elderly as in non-elderly
patients… in modern clinical trials regarding cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The …