Sex differences in clinical profile, management, and outcomes of patients hospitalized for atrial fibrillation in the United States.
Jean Jacques N NoubiapGijo ThomasThomas A AgbaedengJohn L FitzgeraldCeline GallagherMelissa E MiddeldorpPrashanthan SandersPublished in: European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes (2022)
There were differences in the risk profile, management, and outcomes between men and women hospitalized for AF. Further studies are needed to explore why women are treated differently regarding rhythm control procedures.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- newly diagnosed
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- left atrial
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- direct oral anticoagulants
- pregnant women
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- acute coronary syndrome
- blood pressure
- venous thromboembolism
- pregnancy outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- case control