The Influence of Gender on Heart Rhythm Disease

This paper deals with cardiac arrhythmias, focusing on differences between genders. We sought to examine the potential effect of gonadal hormones on heart rhythm disorders, and sex‐related differences in incidence and clinical course of arrhythmias—differences that may require specific approaches to...

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Published in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2014-05, Vol.37 (5), p.650-657
Main Authors: DI FUSCO, STEFANIA ANGELA, PALAZZO, STEFANO, COLIVICCHI, FURIO, SANTINI, MASSIMO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
arrhythmias
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - mortality
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - physiopathology
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
gender
Heart Conduction System - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Sex Factors
sex hormones
Survival Rate
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Summary:This paper deals with cardiac arrhythmias, focusing on differences between genders. We sought to examine the potential effect of gonadal hormones on heart rhythm disorders, and sex‐related differences in incidence and clinical course of arrhythmias—differences that may require specific approaches to detection and management of heart rhythm disease.
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/pace.12369