“Women are Not Little Men” is a new podcast series within CardiaCast designed for cardiovascular health providers to increase awareness of sex-based differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to improve the clinical care of women with CVD. “Women are Not Little Men” is hosted by Drs. Emily Lau and Niti Aggarwal, nationally renowned experts in women’s CVD and members of the American College of Cardiology CVD in Women Committee. In this episode, Drs. Annabelle Volgman and Kamala Tamirisa discuss sex differences in arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachyarrhythmias, as well as gender disparities related to medical and device therapies for arrhythmia treatment.

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