TY - JOUR
T1 - Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Women
AU - Ignaszewski, Maya T.
AU - Daugherty, Stacie L.
AU - Russo, Andrea M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices have been prescribed for patients with heart failure for several decades. Factors leading to increased usage include significant enhancements in technology and availability of multiple randomized clinical trials demonstrating their benefit with improved implementation of evidence-based guidelines. Despite these advances, gaps still exist in the utilization and referral of these devices, particularly among women. This article reviews the literature on these devices with a focus on gender differences and proposes reasons for why they exist.
AB - Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices have been prescribed for patients with heart failure for several decades. Factors leading to increased usage include significant enhancements in technology and availability of multiple randomized clinical trials demonstrating their benefit with improved implementation of evidence-based guidelines. Despite these advances, gaps still exist in the utilization and referral of these devices, particularly among women. This article reviews the literature on these devices with a focus on gender differences and proposes reasons for why they exist.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.08.011
DO - 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.08.011
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30449374
SN - 1551-7136
VL - 15
SP - 109
EP - 125
JO - Heart Failure Clinics
JF - Heart Failure Clinics
IS - 1
ER -