This review highlights the unique challenges, distinct symptoms, and differing outcomes in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in women compared to men.
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May warrant sex-specific arrhythmia evaluation; leaves open optimal strategies pending dedicated trials.
Introduction Strictly speaking, there are no arrhythmias that are specific to women. However, as with most diseases, the diagnosis of arrhythmias presents unique challenges when applied to women. Women have distinct symptoms, different etiologies and incidences of arrhythmias, and even differing outcomes compared with men. This article will discuss both the benign and more malignant arrhythmias and their effect on women. It will begin by discussing palpitations and conclude by describing sudden death outcomes in females.
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