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SUBMITTER: Shehab A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5435140 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shehab Abdulla A Zubaid Mohammad M Bhagavathula Akshaya Srikanth AS Rashed Wafa A WA Alsheikh-Ali Alawi A AA AlMahmeed Wal W Sulaiman Kadhim K Al-Zakwani Ibrahim I AlQudaimi Ahmed A Asaad Nidal N Amin Haitham H
PloS one 20170517 5
Differences in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) between men and women were investigated by using Gulf SAFE data in the Middle East. The study included 2,043 patients presenting with AF to emergency room (ER) were prospectively enrolled and followed for one-year. Women were older, have higher body mass index (BMI), comorbidities, and health complications than men. With regard to management of AF, cardioversion was recommended more often for men (16.7% vs. 9.3%), and underwent electrical ...[more]