Gendered social determinants of health and risk of major adverse outcomes in atrial fibrillation.

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes. Clinical risk factors have been identified as predictors of such outcomes, but social determinants of health (SDOH) may also play a role. We evaluated the associations between gendered SDOH (unevenly distributed between sexes) and adverse outcomes in AF.

Are Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Atrial Fibrillation Sex-Dependent? A Narrative Review.

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, poses a significant public health and economic burden. Although socioeconomic factors such as income and education have been implicated in AF incidence and outcomes, the potential sex-specific associations remained underexplored. This narrative review aimed to fill this gap by synthesizing existing literature on the sex-specific impact of socioeconomic factors on AF incidence, treatment, and outcome.

Neurophysiological basis of manual force asymmetries in young and senior adults.

In this study, we investigated age differences in manual force production to explore their neurophysiological basis. Manual pinching and gripping forces were first measured during unilateral and bilateral efforts in two groups of right-handed adults (young,  = 12, senior,  = 11). Then, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied to each hemisphere to assess central motor inhibition via the contralateral and ipsilateral silent period (cSP, iSP).