Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does increasing age affect time to appropriate therapy in primary prevention ICD/CRT-D : a competing risks analysis?
Answer: Age has no impact on the time to appropriate therapy, but risk of death prior to therapy increases by 6% for every year increment. As the ICD population ages, the proportion who die without receiving appropriate therapy increases due to competing risks. Characterizing competing risks predictive of death independent of ICD indication would focus therapy on those with potential to benefit and reduce unnecessary exposure to ICD-related morbidity.
Output (English): no