Characteristics and outcome of wearable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy stratified by gender: Insights from a multicenter international registry.

Journal of Cardiovascular ElectrophysiologyVolume 34, Issue 6 p. 1502-1505 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Characteristics and outcome of wearable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy stratified by gender: Insights from a multicenter international registry Mohammad Abumayyaleh MD, Corresponding Author Mohammad Abumayyaleh MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4766-5523 Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK)), Partner Site, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany Correspondence Mohammad Abumayyaleh, MD, Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorKatharina Koepsel Medical Student, Katharina Koepsel Medical Student Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorAssem Aweimer MD, Assem Aweimer MD Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorAydan Ewers MD, Aydan Ewers MD Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorJulia W. Erath MD, Julia W. Erath MD orcid.org/0000-0003-3145-6767 Department of Cardiology/Division of Clinical Electrophysiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Hessen, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorThomas Kuntz MD, Thomas Kuntz MD Department of Arrhythmias & Invasive Cardiology, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorNorbert Klein MD, Norbert Klein MD Department of Arrhythmias & Invasive Cardiology, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorBoldizsar Kovacs MD, MSc, Boldizsar Kovacs MD, MSc Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorFirat Duru MD, Firat Duru MD Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorArdan M. Saguner MD, Ardan M. Saguner MD Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorChristian Blockhaus MD, Christian Blockhaus MD Department of Cardiology Heart Centre Niederrhein Helios Clinic Krefeld Germany, Krefeld, Germany School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorDong-In Shin MD, Dong-In Shin MD Department of Cardiology Heart Centre Niederrhein Helios Clinic Krefeld Germany, Krefeld, Germany School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorMichael Gotzmann MD, Michael Gotzmann MD orcid.org/0000-0002-5952-0284 University Hospital St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Cardiology and Rhythmology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorHendrik Lapp MD, Hendrik Lapp MD Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorThomas Beiert MD, Thomas Beiert MD Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorAndreas Mügge MD, PhD, Andreas Mügge MD, PhD Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany Department of Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorIbrahim El-Battrawy MD, Ibrahim El-Battrawy MD Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany Department of Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorIbrahim Akin MD, PhD, Ibrahim Akin MD, PhD Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK)), Partner Site, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, GermanySearch for more papers by this author Mohammad Abumayyaleh MD, Corresponding Author Mohammad Abumayyaleh MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4766-5523 Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK)), Partner Site, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany Correspondence Mohammad Abumayyaleh, MD, Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorKatharina Koepsel Medical Student, Katharina Koepsel Medical Student Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorAssem Aweimer MD, Assem Aweimer MD Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorAydan Ewers MD, Aydan Ewers MD Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorJulia W. Erath MD, Julia W. Erath MD orcid.org/0000-0003-3145-6767 Department of Cardiology/Division of Clinical Electrophysiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Hessen, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorThomas Kuntz MD, Thomas Kuntz MD Department of Arrhythmias & Invasive Cardiology, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorNorbert Klein MD, Norbert Klein MD Department of Arrhythmias & Invasive Cardiology, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorBoldizsar Kovacs MD, MSc, Boldizsar Kovacs MD, MSc Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorFirat Duru MD, Firat Duru MD Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorArdan M. Saguner MD, Ardan M. Saguner MD Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorChristian Blockhaus MD, Christian Blockhaus MD Department of Cardiology Heart Centre Niederrhein Helios Clinic Krefeld Germany, Krefeld, Germany School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorDong-In Shin MD, Dong-In Shin MD Department of Cardiology Heart Centre Niederrhein Helios Clinic Krefeld Germany, Krefeld, Germany School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorMichael Gotzmann MD, Michael Gotzmann MD orcid.org/0000-0002-5952-0284 University Hospital St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Cardiology and Rhythmology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorHendrik Lapp MD, Hendrik Lapp MD Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorThomas Beiert MD, Thomas Beiert MD Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorAndreas Mügge MD, PhD, Andreas Mügge MD, PhD Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany Department of Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorIbrahim El-Battrawy MD, Ibrahim El-Battrawy MD Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany Department of Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorIbrahim Akin MD, PhD, Ibrahim Akin MD, PhD Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK)), Partner Site, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: 13 April 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.15905 Disclosures: None. 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