Sex Differences in Recurrence After linear Ablation for Persistent atrial fibrillation - PubMed
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- Women with persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF) have worse outcomes after catheter ablation compared to men.
- A study of 2,864 patients undergoing standardized '2C3L' ablation showed higher recurrence rates in women (40.0%) than men (34.4%).
- Female sex was independently associated with earlier and more frequent atrial arrhythmia recurrence post-ablation.
- The findings were consistent across various statistical analyses, including Kaplan-Meier, Cox regression, and propensity score matching.