GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PACEMAKER THERAPY

Several studies have documented gender differences in cardiological ca re. Sex differences exist in pacemaker therapy, too. In 1994, 55.8% of pacemakers were implanted in men and 44.2% in women. Over a period of ten years (1984-1993) these figures remained nearly the same: 45.4% i n female and 54.6% in male patients. We find a markedly reduced chance for women to receive pacemaker therapy, although in our country more women than men die a cardiac death.