Open AccessGender Differences in Procedure-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy
Author(s) -
Pamela N. Peterson,
Stacie L. Daugherty,
Yongfei Wang,
Humberto Vidaillet,
Paul A. Heidenreich,
Jeptha P. Curtis,
Frederick A. Masoudi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.793463
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , adverse effect , cardiology , sudden cardiac death , intensive care medicine
Women are at higher risk than men for adverse events with certain invasive cardiac procedures. Our objective was to compare rates of in-hospital adverse events in men and women receiving implantable cardioverter- defibrillator (ICD) therapy in community practice.
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