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Editorial
. 2023 Jul;9(7 Pt 1):989-991.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.12.025. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Primary Prevention Defibrillators in Elderly Persons: How Old Is Too Old?

Gilson C Fernandes  1 , E Kevin Heist  2
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Primary Prevention Defibrillators in Elderly Persons: How Old Is Too Old?

Gilson C Fernandes et al. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Jul.
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Keywords: aging; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; nonarrhythmic mortality; ventricular fibrillation; ventricular tachycardia.

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Funding Support and Author Disclosures Dr Heist has received research grants from Biotronik and has served as a consultant for Biotronik, Boston Scientific, and Pfizer. Dr Fernandes has reported that he has no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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