Gender differences in complications following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Population studies that provide unbiased estimates of gender differences in risk of complications following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) are sparse. We sought to evaluate the association of female gender and risk of complications following AF ablation in a nationwide cohort.We identified 35 211 patients (29.5% females) undergoing AF ablations from 2008 to 2017 using national hospitalization data from Australia and New Zealand....