Does female sex associate with more advanced left atrial remodeling and appendage contractile dysfunction compared to men in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Women with atrial fibrillation and high stroke risk exhibit more extensive left atrial remodeling and appendage dysfunction than men, providing a potential mechanistic explanation for their higher stroke risk.
More-extensive LA remodeling and deterioration in LAA function were noted in women than in men with high calculated risk of stroke in AF.
Yu et al. (Wed,) studied this question.