• 作者：Alba Riesgo^a ; Elisenda Sant^b ; Luisa Benito^c ; Jordi Hoyo^c ; &#210 ; scar Miró ; ^a ; ^d ; Lluí ; s Mont^e ; Ernest Bragulat^a ; ^d ; Blanca Coll-Vinent^a ; ^d ; ^{bcvinent@clinic.ub.es}
• 关键词：Fibrilació ; n auricular ; Tratamiento ; Gé ; nero
• 刊名：Revista Espa帽ola de Cardiolog铆a
• 出版年：2011
• 期刊代码：pca308_03008932
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：March 2011
• 卷：64
• 期：3
• 页码：233-236
• 文件大小：114 K

Differences in the treatment of atrial fibrillation between men and women were investigated by using patients in a local health district as a reference population. The study included 688 patients (359 female) who presented with atrial fibrillation. Women were older, more frequently had heart failure, and were more often functionally dependent than men. With regards to the management of atrial fibrillation, women were prescribed digoxin more frequently than men, but underwent electrical cardioversion less often, were less frequently seen by a cardiologist, and understood less about their treatment. After stratifying the findings by age and adjusting for heart failure and the degree of functional dependence, it was observed that women aged over 85 years were prescribed digoxin more often than men, while women aged under 65 years underwent cardioversion less often than men. In conclusion, gender differences observed in the treatment of atrial fibrillation cannot be fully explained by differences in clinical characteristics between men and women in the population.

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