Long-Term Survival After Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Therapy According to Sex: A Propensity Matched Study.

Whether the sex factor influences the benefit of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for the prevention of sudden death remains a subject of debate. Using a prospective registry, we sought to analyze the survival and time to first ICD therapy according to sex. Retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort of patients undergoing an ICD implant from 2008 to 2019.

[Does the Tako-Tsubo syndrome need a certain coronary anatomy in the apical ventricular region as predisposing factor?].

The Tako-Tsubo transient left ventricular apical ballooning was born as a clinical profile in the year 2001. This syndrome occurs mainly in women older than 60 years and it is frequently preceded by a physical or emotional stress. Its presentation simulates a myocardial infarction, although with some differences: the pain is not always typical, and its intensity is moderate.