PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Emma Hitt
ED  - Varma, Niraj
TI  - Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Also Benefit Women, Sometimes More So
DP  - 2015 Sep 07
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 7--8
VI  - 15
IP  - 22
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/22/7.1.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/22/7.1.full
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.