StopAfib.org interviews Dr. John Mandrola of Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, KY. Trancripts and more information on Dr. Mandrola are available at: http://www.stopafib.org/newsitem.cfm/NEWSID/374 In this video interview at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011, Dr. John Mandrola discussed the poster he presented there about gender-specific results of atrial fibrillation ablation in a private practice …
We know that more men than women have atrial fibrillation, but that women have a higher rate of strokes and death. In fact, women account for about 61% of stroke deaths. Recent research at Rush University Medical Center identified nine specific gender differences between women and men who have atrial fibrillation. Those included that women …
