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Age and Gender Influences on Rate and Duration of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Katerina Hnatkova, Johan Waktare, Francis Murgatroyd, XIAHOUA GUO, AJ Camm, Marek Malik

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology · 1998 · 75 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

PAF episodes are associated with faster heart rates and last longer in women, which may reflect differing autonomic responses to AF. A slower ventricular rate during PAF in older patients probably reflects an increasing prevalence of impaired atrioventricular conduction.

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