Prognostic value of Charlson Comorbidity Index in the elderly with a cardioverter defibrillator implantation

Background Elderly patients are often underrepresented in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) trials, and ICD implantation in patients ≥75 years consequently remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate mortality, appropriate ICD therapy rates and survival gain in an elderly population after risk stratification according to the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). Methods This monocentric retrospective study included elderly ICD patients...