Experience with the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator in older patients: Results from the Prospective Registry of Patients Using the Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

Older patients had good compliance with the WCD, presented with more frequent ventricular arrhythmias, and were more likely to receive an ICD at the end of WCD use. The WCD may play a role in risk stratification of the older population.