Atrial fibrillation in women

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice both in women and men, and is associated with an important socioeconomic burden. Epidemiological data predict an increase in AF prevalence by a factor of two to three in the next few decades. The purpose of this article is to provide insight into the epidemiology of AF in women, to describe the risk factors associated with AF in women, and to focus on the implications …