Cumulative analysis on 4802 patients confirming that women benefit more than men from cardiac resynchronization therapy

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 1:182:454-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.01.028. Epub 2015 Jan 13.

Authors

Manlio Cipriani¹, Enrico Ammirati², Maurizio Landolina³, Fabrizio Oliva², Stefano Ghio⁴, Roberto Rordorf⁴, Maurizio Lunati²

Affiliations

¹ "A. De Gasperis" Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² "A. De Gasperis" Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
³ Cardiac Department, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Cardiac Department, Maggiore Hospital, Crema, Italy.
⁴ Cardiac Department, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 25602298
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.01.028

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Female sex; Heart failure; Outcome.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bundle-Branch Block / therapy*
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / methods*
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Female
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Male
Sex Factors*