Open AccessSex Differences in the Electrophysiological Characteristics of Pulmonary Veins and Left Atrium and Their Clinical Implication in Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Wen-Chin Tsai,
YaoChang Chen,
YungKuo Lin,
ShihAnn Chen,
YiJen Chen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.684
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1941-3149
pISSN - 1941-3084
DOI - 10.1161/circep.111.961995
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , electrophysiology , atrium (architecture) , left atrium , cardiac electrophysiology , heart atrium , electrocardiography
Sex and the autonomic nervous system play critical roles in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF). Sex differences in electrophysiological characteristics of the pulmonary veins (PVs, AF initiator) and left atrium (LA, AF substrate) are not clear.
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