The increased risk of stroke/transient ischemic attack in women with a cardiac implantable electronic device is not associated with a higher atrial fibrillation burden

ConclusionsAmong patients implanted with a CIED, an AF burden of at least 5  min is a common finding, (44% of patients). Female patients have a risk of stroke and TIAs that is around two-fold that of male patients, but this increased risk cannot be ascribed to a higher burden of AF or to differences in the evolution to permanent AF.Clinical Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01007474
Source: Europace - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research