Are women worldwide under-treated with regard to cardiac resynchronization and sudden death prevention?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-175

  Curtis, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Sudden death prevention; Women cardiac resynchronization

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL;

CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CLINICAL TRIALS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34247247244     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9068-7     Document Type: Review

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