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12116606

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
The reproductive hormones play a significant role in modulating the presentation and behavior of numerous types of arrhythmias. Differences exist between men and women in normal electrophysiology; along with heart rate, the QT interval is a basic parameter that is affected by the presence or absence of certain reproductive hormones. Women have a lower prevalence of atrial fibrillation, yet they have a higher mortality once atrial fibrillation is established. There are clear-cut gender differences in the prevalence of other re-entrant supraventricular tachycardias as well. Women are at lower risk of sudden cardiac death overall, but they have a higher risk of acquired long QT syndrome from antiarrhythmic drugs. It is possible that differences in myocardial repolarization modulated by sex hormones are a major factor in the differential presentation of these arrhythmias in men and women.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1534-5874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
83-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of hormones on arrhythmias in women.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Electrophysiology Section, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100277, Gainesville, FL 32610-0277, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review