Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure in Women.


Journal

Heart failure clinics
ISSN: 1551-7136
Titre abrégé: Heart Fail Clin
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101231934

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2019
Historique:
entrez: 20 11 2018
pubmed: 20 11 2018
medline: 15 1 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Atrial fibrillation often occurs as a cause or consequence of heart failure. Clinical outcomes are worse when atrial fibrillation and heart failure coexist. There are important sex-related differences in the incidence, prevalence, pathophysiology, treatment, and outcomes of these patients. Women with heart failure are at greater risk of developing atrial fibrillation than men, and more women with atrial fibrillation develop heart failure. More women die of atrial fibrillation-related strokes. Despite significant morbidity and mortality, current treatments for women are inadequate. This review explores sex differences in atrial fibrillation and heart failure, emphasizing risk stratification and treatments to improve clinical outcomes.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30449380
pii: S1551-7136(18)30071-0
doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.08.006
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

55-64

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Nidhi Madan (N)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

Dipti Itchhaporia (D)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Hoag Memorial Hospital, University of California, Irvine, 520 Superior Avenue, Newport Beach, CA 92663, USA.

Christine M Albert (CM)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Brigham and Women's Medical Center, 75 Francis Street Towers 3a, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Neelum T Aggarwal (NT)

Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

Annabelle Santos Volgman (AS)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W. Harrison Street, Room 1159, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Electronic address: Annabelle_Volgman@rush.edu.

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