GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE UTILIZATION OF THE TYPE OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY: DATA FROM THE NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE 2003-2009

The use of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)-pacemaker (CRT-P) in the US is low when compared with CRT-defibrillator (CRT-D) therapy. Whether gender differences exist in the utilization of either type of CRT is unknown. We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database (the largest all