Open AccessParoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Females: Understanding gender differences
Author(s) -
Gabriel Odozynski,
Alexander Romeno Janner Dal Forno,
Andrei Lewandowski,
Hélcio Garcia Nascimento,
André d’Ávila
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1678-4170
pISSN - 0066-782X
DOI - 10.5935/abc.20180069
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , catheter ablation , ablation , cardiology , clinical endpoint , refractory (planetary science) , cardiac ablation , cohort , complication , catheter , clinical trial , surgery , physics , astrobiology
The catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is performed less frequently in women. In addition, there is divergent information in the literature regarding the effectiveness and safety for the ablative procedure to females.