Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in the elderly

The elderly are often underrepresented in ICD trials and evidence of ICD relevance in patients ≥ 75 years is not clear. We aimed to evaluate the complications, and the rate of appropriate therapy in this population. This monocentric case-control study included ICD recipients ≥ 75 years (cases) matched with ICD recipients < 75 years with a 1:2 fashion according to sex, type of prevention (primary vs. secondary) and type of device...