Hospice Use Following Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation in Older Patients: Results From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry

BACKGROUND—: Older recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are at increased risk for short-term mortality in comparison with younger patients. Although hospice use is common among decedents aged >65, its use among older ICD recipients is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS—: Medicar...

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Published in:Circulation
Main Authors: Kramer, Daniel B., Reynolds, Matthew R., Normand, Sharon-Lise, Parzynski, Craig S., Spertus, John A., Mor, Vincent, Mitchell, Susan L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872640/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27016104
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.020677
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