Sex and Racial Differences in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Among Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS, Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, Li Liang, PhD, Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS, Lesley H. Curtis, PhD, Kenneth A. LaBresh, MD, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Nancy M. Albert, PhD, Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH Abstract [...]
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REPRINTED FROM: by Jeannette Wolfe, MD on March 14, 2013 Sex and Gender Competency Essential For Emergency Departments Does your next patient have a Y chromosome? The answer could impact the diagnosis more than you realize. As you walk to the parking lot with your mind still buzzing after a busy shift, you consciously sort [...]
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Stroke in Women: Higher morbidity and mortality? Reprinted from the Chicago Medical Society News Blog by Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD, and Shyam Prabhakaran, MD ON AVERAGE, every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke, the nation’s leading cause of disability and the fourth leading cause of death. In women, stroke is [...]
Read More Cardiology, CVD, Emergency Medicine, strokeSex Differences in Stroke Risk Among Older Patients With Recently Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Meytal Avgil Tsadok, PhD; Cynthia A. Jackevicius, PharmD, MSc; Elham Rahme, PhD; Karin H. Humphries, DSc; Hassan Behlouli, PhD; Louise Pilote, MD, MPH, PhD JAMA. 2012;307(18):1952-1958. Context Stroke is a serious complication associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Women with AF are at [...]
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