Does female sex increase the risk of in-hospital adverse events in patients undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion compared to male sex?
Women undergoing LAAO have a significantly higher risk of in-hospital adverse events compared to men, highlighting the need for sex-specific risk reduction strategies.
This study suggests that, compared with men, women have a significantly higher risk of in-hospital adverse events after LAAO. Further research aimed at risk reduction, particularly strategies to reduce the risk of pericardial effusion and major bleeding, in women undergoing LAAO is warranted.
Darden et al. (Wed,) studied this question.