Korean Circ J.  2018 Jul;48(7):619-621. 10.4070/kcj.2018.0094.

Gender Difference in Catheter Ablation: Atrial Fibrillations from Mars and Venus?

• Yu HT
• Pak HN

• KMID: 2414896
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2018.0094

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Atrial Fibrillation*
Catheter Ablation*
Catheters*
Mars*
Venus*

Figure

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  Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier analyses for the differences on atrial fibrillation-free survival between genders in each subgroup of Age<55 (group 1), 55≤Age<75 (group 2), and Age≥75 (group 3) among total population (upper) and propensity score matched population (lower).

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