作者
Jonathan P Piccini, DaJuanicia N Simon, Benjamin A Steinberg, Laine Thomas, Larry A Allen, Gregg C Fonarow, Bernard Gersh, Elaine Hylek, Peter R Kowey, James A Reiffel, Gerald V Naccarelli, Paul S Chan, John A Spertus, Eric D Peterson
发表日期
2016/6/1
期刊
JAMA cardiology
卷号
1
期号
3
页码范围
282-291
出版商
American Medical Association
简介
Importance
Despite the frequency of atrial fibrillation (AF) in clinical practice, relatively little is known about sex differences in symptoms and quality of life and how they may affect treatment and outcomes.
Objective
To determine whether symptoms, quality of life, treatment, and outcomes differ between women and men with AF.
Design, Setting, and Participants
This observational cohort study included 10 135 patients with AF. The Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation is a prospective, nationwide, multicenter outpatient registry of patients with incident and prevalent AF enrolled at 176 sites between June 2010 and August 2011.
Main Outcomes and Measures
Symptoms, quality of life as measured by Atrial Fibrillation Effects on Quality of Life scores, AF treatment, cardiovascular outcomes, stroke or non–central nervous system embolism, and all-cause mortality.
Results
Overall, 4293 of the …
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