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- Title
Sex and racial differences in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators among patients hospitalized with heart failure.
- Authors
Hernandez, Adrian F; Fonarow, Gregg C; Liang, Li; Al-Khatib, Sana M; Curtis, Lesley H; LaBresh, Kenneth A; Yancy, Clyde W; Albert, Nancy M; Peterson, Eric D
- Abstract
Practice guidelines recommend implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for patients with heart failure and left ventricular ejection fraction of 30% or less. The influence of sex and race on ICD use among eligible patients is unknown.
- Publication
JAMA, 2007, Vol 298, Issue 13, p1525
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.298.13.1525