Gender differences in device therapy for malignant ventricular arrhythmias.

Compares baseline cardiovascular and clinical parameters and treatment modalities between men and women who were evaluated for malignant ventricular arrhythmias between July 1990 and June 1992. Refusal of device implantation among men and women; Cardioverter-defibrillator implantation rates among women and men; Clinical characteristics of the subjects.