Important Differences in Mode of Death Between Men and Women With Heart Failure Who Would Qualify for a Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator | Zendy

Robert W. Rho | Zendy; Kristen K. Patton | Zendy; Jeanne E. Poole | Zendy; John G.F. Cleland | Zendy; Ramin Shadman | Zendy; Inder S. Anand | Zendy; Aldo P. Maggioni | Zendy; Peter E. Carson | Zendy; Karl Swedberg | Zendy; Wayne C. Levy | Zendy

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Important Differences in Mode of Death Between Men and Women With Heart Failure Who Would Qualify for a Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

Author(s) -

Robert W. Rho,

Kristen K. Patton,

Jeanne E. Poole,

John G.F. Cleland,

Ramin Shadman,

Inder S. Anand,

Aldo P. Maggioni,

Peter E. Carson,

Karl Swedberg,

Wayne C. Levy

Publication year - 2012

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.111.069245

Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , hazard ratio , heart failure , sudden cardiac death , confidence interval , cause of death , sudden death , cardiology , disease

Whether sex differences in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) benefit exist remains unanswered. We evaluated sex differences in mode of death among a large cohort of ambulatory heart failure patients who meet criteria for a primary prevention ICD.

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