Abstract Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are recommended for patients experiencing malignant tachyarrhythmias due to irreversible causes, who are clinically stable, and have a life expectancy exceeding one year. However, adverse socioeconomic and psychosocial conditions can adversely affect short-term survival and may render implantation inappropriate. Objective: To assess whether economic and psychosocial markers (EPSM) are associated with higher mortality in the first year (indicating potentially inappropriate implants) following ICD implantation. Methods: A prospective cohort study conducted between 2017 and 2021 […]

Abstract Background: As the world population ages, patients older than 80 years, known as very elderly, are more frequently found. There are no studies in this age group aimed at analyzing the multidisciplinary intervention in the treatment of systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and some comorbidities. Objectives: To assess the effect of a multidisciplinary approach in very elderly hypertensives cared for at a specialized service. Methods: Longitudinal retrospective cohort study in a multidisciplinary service specialized in the SAH treatment in the […]