Long-term survival following transvenous lead extraction: unpicking differences according to sex.

Vishal Shahil Mehta Nadeev Wijesuriya Felicity DeVere Sandra Howell Mark K Elliott Nilanka N Mannakkara Tatiana Hamakarim Steven A Niederer Reza Razavi Christopher Aldo Rinaldi

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)

Female patients undergoing TLE have more favourable long-term outcomes than males with lower long-term mortality. Similar factors influenced mortality in both groups.

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patients undergoing
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease