Table 2.
Gender differences in complication rates in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
| Authors |
Number of
Patients |
% Women | Enrollment Dates |
Primary Outcome
Evaluated |
Odds Ratio for Women Compared to Men |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elayi | 85,977 | 32.4 | 2004-2013 | Major complications | 1.48 |
| Bollmann | 21,141 | 39 | 2010-2017 | Pericardial effusion | 1.86 |
| Hoyt | 931 | 23 | 2001-2010 | Major complications | 2.0 (HR) |
| Baman | 1295 | 26 | 2007-2010 | Complications | 2.27 |
| Spragg | 517 | 22 | 2001-2007 | Major complications | 3.0 |
| Inoue | 3373 | 24 | 2011-2012 | Complications | 1.6 |
| Guhl | 450 | 26 | 2011-2015 | Major complications | NS |
| Yang | 1475 | 18 | 2003-2015 | Major complications | NS |