Downgrade of cardiac defibrillator devices to pacemakers in elderly heart failure patients: clinical considerations and the importance of shared decision-making |
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Authors: | Groenveld H F Coster J E van Veldhuisen D J Rienstra M Blaauw Y Maass A H |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Cardiology, Heart Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands ; |
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Abstract: | Netherlands Heart Journal - Implantable cardioverter defibrillators are implanted on a large scale in patients with heart failure (HF) for the prevention of sudden cardiac death. There are... |
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Keywords: | Heart failure Implantable cardioverter defibrillator Downgrade |
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