Myocardial Infarction and Atrial Fibrillation: Are there Differences between Men and Women?

Atrial fibrillation: are there gender differences?

The incidence of atrial fibrillation is greater in men than in women, but this gap closes with advancing age. More women with atrial fibrillation have underlying valvular disease, and more men with this condition have underlying coronary artery disease. Atrial fibrillation increases mortality and the incidence of stroke in both sexes. However, women in particular (especially those over 75 years...

Difference in clinical manifestations of myocardial infarction between men and women in Iran in 2014-2015

Background and aims: Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality among men and women so that the difference in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) symptoms between men and women can affect diagnosis and time of decision making for treatment and consequently disease outcomes. Therefore, knowledge of different symptoms affects the prognosis of the disease according to t...

Does myocardial infarction beget atrial fibrillation and atrial fibrillation beget myocardial infarction?

Recurrent acute myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation

I have read the article entitled Predictors and in-hospital prognosis of recurrent acute myocardial infarction by Cao, et al. with great interest, recently published in journal. The investigators reported that recurrent acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients presented with more severe coronary artery conditions. Age, diabetes mellitus (DM) and reperfusion therapy were independent risk facto...

Differences in thrombolytic treatment and in-hospital mortality between women and men after acute myocardial infarction.

There is evidence for gender differences in the treatment and outcome of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, little data exist about these differences in patients from the Arab Middle East. Therefore, we studied the influence of patient gender on the presentation, the use of thrombolytic therapy, and in-hospital mortality after AMI in Kuwaiti nationals. This is a retrospective study of ...