Gender-related differences in atrial fibrillation.

ender-related differences in coronary artery disease have een long recognized (1,2). There are distinct differences in linical presentation, outcome, and intensity of investigation nd therapy. Less emphasis had previously been directed owards gender differences in arrhythmias, although it has ong been known that women have a higher mean heart rate nd a longer QT interval (3). Differences in outcomes etween men and women have been well described in the QTS Registry (4,5).