Survival in Women Versus Men Following Implantation of Pacemakers, Defibrillators, and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices in a Large, Nationwide Cohort

Survival in Women Versus Men Following Implantation of Pacemakers, Defibrillators, and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices in a Large, Nationwide Cohort

BackgroundWhether outcomes differ between sexes following treatment with pacemakers (PM), implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices is unclear. Methods and ResultsConsecutive US patients with newly implanted PM, implantable cardioverter defibrillato...

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Main Authors: Niraj Varma, Suneet Mittal, Julie B. Prillinger, Jeff Snell, Nirav Dalal, Jonathan P. Piccini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiac resynchronization therapy
implantable cardioverter defibrillators
pacemaker
sex
sex‐specific
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.005031

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