Geriatric issues in patients with or being considered for implanted cardiac rhythm devices: a case-based review
Michael A Chen
Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, 325 9th Avenue, Box 359748, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
摘要：1 Introduction
Virtually all cardiovascular diseases including arrhyth?mias, valve disease, coronary artery disease and heart failure(HF) are increasingly common with advancing age.[1] Age and disease-related changes in the heart including fibrosis in the atrial and ventricular myocardium and conduction sys?tem, scar tissue from myocardial infarction or other cardio-myopathic processes, increased inflammatory cytokines and changes to ion channels are just some of the factors that pre?dispose older adults to arrhythmias.[2] These factors make many older adults potential candidates for cardiac implanted electronic devices (CIEDs). This paper presents several common scenarios regarding older adults with cardiac dis?orders who already have (or may be considered for) CIEDs and reviews the cardiac, electrophysiologic and geriatric issues that should be addressed in these situations.
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论文发表日期：2020-11-28
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：13( 710-722 )
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