ass=""h4"">Background
C
ardi
ac Resynchroniz
ation Ther
apy (CRT) improves morbidity
and mort
ality in systolic he
art f
ailure. Elderly p
atients
are under represented in l
arge clinic
al tri
als
although incidence of he
art f
ailure is high in this popul
ation.
ass=""h4"">Method
we considered 146 consecutive patients 75 years old with standard indication for CRT implanted between 2005 and 2007. Mean age was 79 yo, 72 % males, EF = 27 % , ischemic heart disease (IHD) 46 % , Atrial Fibrillation 54 % , CRT-D: 16 % . Minimal follow-up was 12 months. Total mortality, clinical improvement (gain > 1 NYHA class without hospitalization for congestive heart failure) and combined criteria (mortality and clinical improvement) were retrospectively assessed.
ass=""h4"">Results
Mean follow-up is 25 +/-12 months. Data are complete for 137 patients (94.2 % ).
Survival rate is 65 % , clinical improvement is achieved in 51 % and combined criteria in 45 % .
Independent factors of non response (p<0.10) are summarized in the table.
Causes of deaths are: terminal heart failure: 35 pts, sudden cardiac death: 1 pt, non cardiac death: 13 pts and unknown: 2 pts.
ass=""h4"">Conclusion
able class=""dataTable"" frame=""hsides"" border=""0"" cellpadding=""0"" rules=""groups"" cellspacing=""0"">an=""4"">ad>align=""left"">Multivariate analysis OR (IC 95 % ) | align=""center"">Combined criteria | align=""center"">Total Mortality | align=""center"">Clinical improvement |
ad>align=""left"">NYHA IV | align=""center"">4,1 (1.5?2.4) | align=""center"">3.1 (1.2?.5) | align=""center"">2.5 (1?.6) |
align=""left"">IHD | align=""center"">2,2 (1?.8) | align=""center"">3.4 (1.5?.9) | align=""center"">NS |
align=""left"">CRT-D | align=""center"">NS | align=""center"">3.2 (1.2?.8) | align=""center"">NS |
align=""left"">Atrial fibrillation | align=""center"">2,7 (1.3?.8) | align=""center"">2.2 (1?.1) | align=""center"">NS |
align=""left"">No ACEI/ARB | align=""center"">2,7 (0.9?.8) | align=""center"">NS | align=""center"">NS |
align=""left"">Renal failure (creatinine > 10¦Ìm/l) | align=""center"">1,1 (1?.2) | align=""center"">NS | align=""center"">1.2 (1.1?.3) |
align=""left"">Doses of diuretics | align=""center"">NS | align=""center"">1.03 (1?.1) | align=""center"">NS |
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