Gender disparity in the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy in the United States

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 468-472

  Alaeddini, Jamshid ^a   Wood, Mark A ^b   Amin, Mitesh S ^b   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^b  

^a Heart Institute of Spokane   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Gender; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS NODE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549102566     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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