RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Also Benefit Women, Sometimes More So
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 22
SP 7
OP 8
DO 10.1177/1559897715598149
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/22/7.1.abstract
AB A retrospective “big data” analysis shows that women and men derive a similar survival benefit from both defibrillators and pacemakers. However, women who receive cardiac resynchronization therapy have lower mortality when compared with men. Therefore, strategies must be developed to understand and enhance appropriate utilization of these devices in women.