Sex-Related Differences in Atrial Remodeling in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Relationship to Ablation Outcomes.

Geoffrey R WongChrishan J NalliahGeoffrey LeeAleksandr VoskoboinikDavid ChiengSandeep PrabhuRamanathan Parameswaran Hariharan Sugumar Ahmed M Al-KaiseyAlex McLellanLiang-Han Ling Prashanthan Sanders Peter M Kistler Jonathan M Kalman

Published in: Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology (2021)

Female patients demonstrated more advanced atrial remodeling on high-density electroanatomic mapping and greater post-AF ablation arrhythmia recurrence compared with males. These changes may contribute to sex-based differences in the clinical course of females with AF and in part explain the higher risk of recurrence. Graphic Abstract: A graphic abstract is available for this article.

Keyphrases

high density
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
end stage renal disease
left atrial
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
free survival
high resolution
radiofrequency ablation
metabolic syndrome
patient reported
insulin resistance