Sex differences in management and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation in the Middle East: Gulf survey of atrial fibrillation events (Gulf SAFE).

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 high...

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Main Authors: Abdulla Shehab, Mohammad Zubaid, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Wafa A Rashed, Alawi A Alsheikh-Ali, Wal AlMahmeed, Kadhim Sulaiman, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Ahmed AlQudaimi, Nidal Asaad, Haitham Amin, Gulf Survey of Atrial Fibrillation Events (Gulf SAFE) investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5435140?pdf=render