Impact of age on the prognosis of patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias and aborted cardiac arrest
Weidner, K.; Schupp, T.; Rusnak, J.; El-Battrawy, I.; Ansari, U.; Hoppner, J.; Mueller, J.; Kittel, M.; Taton, G.; Reiser, L.; Bollow, A.; Reichelt, T.; Ellguth, D.; Engelke, N.; Große Meininghaus, D.; Akin, M.; Bertsch, T.; Akin, I.; Behnes, M. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2022 · Heft 6 · S. 484 bis 491
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IntroductionAge is the main risk factor for vascular disease and therefore for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events [1]. The incidence of VTA and cardiac death increases with age [2, 3]. VTA in geriatric patients is caused mostly by the increased prevalence of structural heart diseases as a consequence of arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and heart failure [4]. Data regarding the long-term mortality of geriatric patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias is rare [4, 5]. Therefore, the present study investigated the clinical characteristics of older (> 60 years old) and middle-aged (40–60…
