Women and atrial fibrillation

AS Volgman, EJ Benjamin, AB Curtis… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains a growing problem in the United States and worldwide,
imposing a high individual and health system burden, including increased resource …

Arrhythmias in female patients: incidence, presentation and management

EP Zeitler, JE Poole, CM Albert, SM Al-Khatib… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
There is a growing appreciation for differences in epidemiology, treatment, and outcomes of
cardiovascular conditions by sex. Historically, cardiovascular clinical trials have under …

2024 European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement …

S Tzeis, EP Gerstenfeld, J Kalman, EB Saad… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based
safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007 …

Electrical management of heart failure: from pathophysiology to treatment

FW Prinzen, A Auricchio, W Mullens… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Electrical disturbances, such as atrial fibrillation (AF), dyssynchrony, tachycardia, and
premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), are present in most patients with heart failure …

Relationship between procedural volume and complication rates for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IR Tonchev, MCY Nam, A Gorelik, S Kumar… - EP …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims There are conflicting data as to the impact of procedural volume on outcomes with
specific reference to the incidence of major complications after catheter ablation for atrial …

Sex differences in atrial fibrillation ablation outcomes: insights from a large-scale multicentre registry

N Tanaka, K Inoue, A Kobori, K Kaitani… - EP …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aim The impact of sex differences on the clinical outcomes of radiofrequency catheter
ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is controversial. We investigated the sex differences …

Symptom severity and health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: findings from the observational ARENA study

M Sadlonova, J Senges, J Nagel, C Celano… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is
associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL), high symptom severity, and …

Sex-Specific Considerations in Drug and Device Therapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias: JACC Focus Seminar 6/7

R Amuthan, AB Curtis - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2022 - jacc.org
Sex and gender are important factors influencing the epidemiology and outcomes of
cardiovascular care in various cardiac arrhythmias. Observed sex-related differences are …

Participation of women in clinical studies of atrial fibrillation in the Northern Netherlands

N Khalilian Ekrami, DK Baron, EJ Benjamin… - Netherlands Heart …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Concerns exist of women underrepresentation in atrial fibrillation (AF) studies,
potentially limiting the generalisability of study findings to women with AF. We assessed the …

Sex-related differences in left atrial substrate among patients with atrial fibrillation: evidence from high-density voltage mapping

W Huang, H Sun, S Xiong, Y Luo, Y Tang… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background There is sufficient evidence that women with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a
greater symptom burden than men with AF and are more likely to experience recurrence …