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7743688

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is greater in men than in women. The aim of the study was to analyze whether any gender-related differences in patients with CAD and documented spontaneous sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias exist, and which parameters influence the induction of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The data of 250 patients [43 women (17.2%) and 207 men (82.8%)] with spontaneous sustained ventricular tachycardia [n = 190 (76%)] and fibrillation [n = 60 (24%)] who underwent coronary and left ventricular angiography, electrophysiological study, and signal-averaging electrocardiogram (ECG) form the basis of this analysis. No gender-related differences could be observed in age, number of diseased coronary arteries, history, location and number of myocardial infarctions, presence of left ventricular aneurysm, ejection fraction, type of spontaneous or induced arrhythmias, right ventricular effective refractory period, and signal-averaged ECG parameters. Age, presence of previous myocardial infarction, and ejection fraction were significant predictors (p < 0.001) of inducibility of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Once CAD has begun, female and male patients present similar clinical and electrophysiologic characteristics. Thus, both genders should benefit similarly from diagnostic and therapeutic approaches if they are referred to the hospital or to invasive interventions at similar intervals in the course of their illness.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0160-9289
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
161-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Are there gender differences in patients with coronary artery disease presenting with spontaneous sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation?
pubmed:affiliation
Hospital of the Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Münster, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't