{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9"],"submitter":["Francisco-Pascual J"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>To analyze if there are sex-related differences in patients with unexplained syncope and bundle branch block (BBB).<h4>Background</h4>Despite increasing awareness that sex is a major determinant of the incidence, etiology, and the outcomes of different arrhythmias, no studies have examined differences in presentation and outcomes between men and women with syncope and BBB.<h4>Methods</h4>Cohort study of consecutive patients with unexplained syncope and BBB was included from January 2010 to January 2021 with a median follow-up time of 3.4 years [interquartile range (IQR) 1.7-6.0 years]. They were evaluated by a stepwise workup protocol based on electrophysiological study (EPS) and long-term follow-up with an implantable cardiac monitor (ICM).<h4>Results</h4>Of the 443 pati"],"journal":["Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine"],"pagination":["838473"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8914040"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Sex-Related Differences in Patients With Unexplained Syncope and Bundle Branch Block: Lower Risk of AV Block and Lesser Need for Cardiac Pacing in Women."],"pmcid":["PMC8914040"],"pubmed_authors":["Pascual-Gonzalez G","Badia-Molins C","Francisco-Pascual J","Roca-Luque I","Sambola-Ayala A","Benito B","Moya-Mitjans A","Cantalapiedra-Romero J","Rivas-Gandara N","Bach-Oller M","Ferreira-Gonzalez I","Santos-Ortega A","Maymi-Ballesteros M","Rodriguez-Silva J","Perez-Rodon J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Sex-Related Differences in Patients With Unexplained Syncope and Bundle Branch Block: Lower Risk of AV Block and Lesser Need for Cardiac Pacing in Women.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>To analyze if there are sex-related differences in patients with unexplained syncope and bundle branch block (BBB).<h4>Background</h4>Despite increasing awareness that sex is a major determinant of the incidence, etiology, and the outcomes of different arrhythmias, no studies have examined differences in presentation and outcomes between men and women with syncope and BBB.<h4>Methods</h4>Cohort study of consecutive patients with unexplained syncope and BBB was included from January 2010 to January 2021 with a median follow-up time of 3.4 years [interquartile range (IQR) 1.7-6.0 years]. They were evaluated by a stepwise workup protocol based on electrophysiological study (EPS) and long-term follow-up with an implantable cardiac monitor (ICM).<h4>Results</h4>Of the 443 pati","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-21T23:09:59.887Z","creation":"2025-04-05T19:06:52.076Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8914040","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35282384"],"doi":["10.3389/fcvm.2022.838473"]}}