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Is sex a critical factor for treating #AtrialFibrillation?❤️‍🩹

New #CardiovascularResearch study examines #SexDifferences in calcium handling & therapies in patients with #AFib
academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/…

Our tweetorial explains the findings⬇️👩‍🏫

@ESC_Journals @escardio #EPeeps (1/9)
#Atrial #myocytes were isolated from patients with & without #AtrialFibrillation

Sex differences in #risk factors & therapies were considered in the analysis (2/9)
To explore #SexDifferences in the mechanisms of #Afib, calcium handling was examined & calcium handling proteins investigated (3/9)
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#WeekendLecture
#ESUS
In most studies ~25% of ischemic stroke are classified as #cryptogenic
In 2014 the Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source clinical construct was introduced, as a subset from cryptogenics
Criteria & diagnostic assessment were proposed

thelancet.com/journals/laneu… ImageImage
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#ESUS

Although a long list of causes was described, covert AF was conceived as perhaps the most important underlying mechanism
It was hypothesized that oral #anticoagulation may⏬ the risk of stroke recurence in #ESUS Image
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#ESUS

A systematic review in 2017 (from several authors of the pivotal paper) showed:
👉Frequency: 17% (9-25%) of IS
👉Mean age: 65
👉Recurrence: 4.5% per year
👉Younger, lower freq of vascular RFs and milder stroke vs non-ESUS IS

ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/st… Image
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