Sex differences in atrial fibrillation and associated complications in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: The LIFE study.
Joshua B FeinbergEmil E NielsenSverre E KjeldsenRichard B DevereuxEva GerdtsKristian WachtellMichael H OlsenPublished in: American journal of hypertension (2023)
Among patients with hypertension and LVH, females with new-onset atrial fibrillation had a higher risk of stroke than males, especially in patients above 64 years. However, the risk did not differ between the sexes among patients with a history of atrial fibrillation.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- blood pressure
- hypertensive patients
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- left ventricular
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- chronic kidney disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- aortic stenosis
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- patient reported outcomes
- subarachnoid hemorrhage