Gender differences in manifestation of cardiac arrhythmias.
It is now appreciated that a patient's sex has a significant impact on presentation of cardiac diseases. This has been well described in patients with coronary artery disease but is less well appreciated in the setting of arrhythmia management. In Cardiology in Review in 1998, Tracy outlined some of the major differences between the sexes with regard to the electrocardiogram and the presentation of arrhythmias. Arrhythmia management also can be considerably different, and in this review, we address some additional aspects of differences between the sexes in this area.
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D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology