Do gender differences exist in pacemaker implantation?--results of an obligatory external quality control program

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Authors

Bernd Nowak · Cardiovascular Center Bethanien

Björn Misselwitz · Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care

Arife Erdoğan · Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg

R. Funck · Klinik Bad Bergzabern

W. Irnich

Carsten W. Israel · Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld

H. G. Olbrich · Asklepios Klinik Langen

Abstract

This large-scale real-life patient cohort of primary stationary pacemaker implantation showed that gender has an impact onto pacemaker implantation, with less favourable outcomes for women.

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Published in: EP Europace

Volume 12, Issue 2, pp. 210-215

DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup312

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Do gender differences exist in pacemaker implantation?--results of an obligatory external quality control program

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