Gender Differences in Appropriate Shocks and Mortality among Patients with Primary Prophylactic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Gender Differences in Appropriate Shocks and Mortality among Patients with Primary Prophylactic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Some but not all prior studies have shown that women receiving a primary prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) have a lower risk of death and appropriate shocks than men.<h4>Purpose</h4>To evaluate the effect of gender on the risk of app...

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Main Authors: David Conen, Barbora Arendacká, Christian Röver, Leonard Bergau, Pascal Munoz, Sofieke Wijers, Christian Sticherling, Markus Zabel, Tim Friede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162756
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