Sex differences in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator outcomes: Findings from a prospective defibrillator database

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-203

  MacFadden, Derek R ^a   Crystal, Eugene ^b   Krahn, Andrew D ^c   Mangat, Iqwal ^d   Healey, Jeffrey S ^e   Dorian, Paul ^d   Birnie, David ^f   Simpson, Christopher S ^g   Khaykin, Yaariv ^h   Pinter, Arnold ^d   Nanthakumar, Kumaraswamy ⁱ   Calzavara, Andrew J ^a   Austin, Peter C ^a   Tu, Jack V ^a   Lee, Douglas S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOCK; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84863011781     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-3-201202070-00007     Document Type: Article

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