Affiliation:
1. Klinika Kardiologii Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Szczecinie
2. Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald
Abstract
Available data indicate that the incidence, clinical course, diagnosis and treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias show marked gender-dependent differences. Gender-dependent peculiarities in the electrophysiological properties of the heart and very complex hormonal influences in women are cited as potential reasons for the higher incidence of most arrhythmias in women and the different clinical course. The differences put women at a disadvantage compared to men in the diagnostic and treatment process. To improve this situation, we have proposed and are already running the project “Women’s Heart – a cross-border two-center study of cardiac arrhythmias in women – POL-GER Rytmia”, financed by the European Union under the Interreg VA program.
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