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Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. Summary: Most patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) now live more than seven years and those ICD patients with hereditary heart disease can live for decades, according to new research. Share:
Multivariable risk assessment can be used to effectively target intervention to those at significant for an initial CHD event and to avoid over-treatment. It is important to appreciate that the average remaining life expectancy after achieving 80 years is about 8 years. Despite declines in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rate, CHD remains a serious concern among older adults because of the increased number of people living beyond 65 years. The number of older adults and their high rate of CHD mortality and disability, together with the increasing information available to guide health care clinicians warrants a review of the current status of modifiable CHD risk factors.