Are women more likely than men to experience in-hospital adverse events related to ICD implantation?
Women face a higher risk of in-hospital adverse events during ICD implantation compared to men, highlighting a need for targeted risk reduction strategies.
Women are more likely than men to have in-hospital adverse events related to ICD implantation. Efforts are needed to understand the reasons for higher ICD implantation-related adverse event rates in women and to develop strategies to reduce the risk of these events.
Peterson et al. (Tue,) studied this question.