Bart A Mulder, Neda Khalilian Ekrami, Martijn E Van De Lande, Bao-Oanh Nguyen, Vanessa Weberndorfer, Harry J Crijns, Bastiaan Geelhoed, Yuri Blaauw, Martin Ew Hemels, Robert G Tieleman, Coert Os Scheerder, Mirko De Melis, Ulrich Schotten, Dominik Linz, Isabelle C Van Gelder, Michiel Rienstra
BACKGROUND: Sex differences in atrial fibrillation (AF) are observed in terms of comorbidities, symptoms, therapies received, AF progression and cardiovascular complications. METHODS: We assessed the differences in prevalence and the determinants of AF progression, as well as the clinical characteristics and quality of life (QoL), between women and men with paroxysmal AF included in the RACE V (Reappraisal of Atrial Fibrillation: Interaction between hyperCoagulability, Electrical remodeling, and Vascular Destabilisation in the Progression of AF) study...
December 21, 2023: Open Heart