Are there sex-based differences in outcomes, 30-day readmissions, and costs following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?
Women experience significantly higher rates of complications and 30-day readmissions following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation compared to men, highlighting a critical need to address sex-based disparities in AF management.
Independent of age, co-morbidities, and hospital factors, women have higher rates of complications and readmissions following AF ablation. Sex-based differences and disparities in the management of AF need to be explored to address these gaps in outcomes.
Cheung et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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