Differences in Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation Between Women and Men

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is one of the most frequent cardiovascular diseases among both women and men. Although age-adjusted AF incidence and prevalence is larger among men, women are older at the time of AF diagnosis and have larger risk for AF-associa...

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Main Author: Maryam Kavousi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2020.00003/full