Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society
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Multicenter Study
Factors associated with poor survival in women experiencing cardiac arrest in a rural setting.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether gender differences exist in the characteristics and outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurring in a rural setting. ⋯ In a rural population, women suffering OHCA have a dismal survival rate likely because of multiple unfavorable arrest characteristics.