Department of Electrophysiology, Cologne, University Heart Center Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Germany.
Cardiology, Clinic Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany.
Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol. 2021 Jun;32(2):250-256. doi: 10.1007/s00399-021-00742-x. Epub 2021 Jan 29.
Current implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) guidelines do not impose age limitations for ICD implantation (IMPL) and generator exchange (GE); however, patients (pts) should be expected to survive for 1 year. With higher age, comorbidity and mortality due to non-sudden cardiac death increase. Thus, the benefit of ICD therapy in elderly pts remains unclear. Mortality after ICD IMPL or GE in pts ≥ 75 years was assessed.
Consecutive pts aged ≥ 75 years with ICD IMPL or GE at the University Hospital Cologne, Germany, between 01/2013 and 12/2017 were included in this retrospective analysis.
Of 418 pts, 82 (20%) fulfilled the inclusion criteria; in 70 (55 = IMPL, 79%, 15 = GE, 21%) follow-up (FU) was available. The median FU was 3.1 years. During FU, 40 pts (57%) died (29/55 [53%] IMPL; 11/15 [73%] GE). Mean survival after surgery was 561 ± 462 days. The 1‑year mortality rate was 19/70 (27%) overall, 9/52 (17%) in pts ≥ 75 and 10/18 (56%) in pts ≥ 80 years. Deceased pts were more likely to suffer from chronic renal failure (85% vs. 53%, p = 0.004) and peripheral artery disease (18% vs. 0%, p = 0.02). During FU, seven pts experienced ICD shocks (four appropriate, three inappropriate). In primary prevention (n = 35) mortality was 46% and four pts experienced ICD therapies (two adequate); in secondary prevention (n = 35) mortality was 69% (p = 0.053) with three ICD therapies (two adequate).
Mortality in ICD pts aged ≥ 80 years was 56% at 1 and 72% at 2 years in this retrospective analysis. The decision to implant an ICD in elderly pts should be made carefully and individually.
目前的植入式心脏复律除颤器(ICD)指南并未对 ICD 植入(IMPL)和更换(GE)规定年龄限制;然而,患者应预期能存活 1 年。随着年龄的增长,由于非突发性心源性死亡导致的合并症和死亡率增加。因此,ICD 治疗在老年患者中的获益仍不清楚。评估了在德国科隆大学医院接受 ICD IMPL 或 GE 的年龄≥75 岁患者的死亡率。
回顾性分析了 2013 年 1 月至 2017 年 12 月期间在德国科隆大学医院接受 ICD IMPL 或 GE 的年龄≥75 岁的连续患者,共纳入 418 例患者,其中 82 例(20%)符合纳入标准;70 例(55 例 IMPL,79%,15 例 GE,21%)有随访数据。中位随访时间为 3.1 年。随访期间,40 例患者(57%)死亡(55 例 IMPL 中有 29 例[53%];15 例 GE 中有 11 例[73%])。术后平均生存时间为 561±462 天。总体 1 年死亡率为 19/70(27%),75 岁及以上患者为 9/52(17%),80 岁及以上患者为 10/18(56%)。死亡患者更可能患有慢性肾衰竭(85%比 53%,p=0.004)和外周动脉疾病(18%比 0%,p=0.02)。随访期间,7 例患者经历 ICD 电击(4 次为适当,3 次为不适当)。在一级预防(n=35)中,死亡率为 46%,4 例患者经历 ICD 治疗(2 次为适当);在二级预防(n=35)中,死亡率为 69%(p=0.053),有 3 次 ICD 治疗(2 次为适当)。
在这项回顾性分析中,年龄≥80 岁的 ICD 患者 1 年和 2 年的死亡率分别为 56%和 72%。在老年患者中植入 ICD 的决定应谨慎并个体化做出。