Does Sex Affect Anticoagulant Use for Stroke Prevention in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation? The Prospective Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-Atrial Fibrillation


Lip G. Y. H., Rushton-Smith S. K., Goldhaber S. Z., Fitzmaurice D. A., Mantovani L. G., Goto S., ...Daha Fazla

CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES, cilt.8, sa.2, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001556
  • Dergi Adı: CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: atrial fibrillation, embolism, sex, stroke, women, EURO HEART SURVEY, ISCHEMIC-STROKE, RISK-FACTOR, PREDICTING STROKE, FEMALE SEX, WOMEN, THERAPY, THROMBOEMBOLISM, STRATIFICATION, SCHEMES
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background-Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), women are at higher risk of stroke than men. Using prospective cohort data from a large global population of patients with nonvalvular AF, we sought to identify any differences in the use of anticoagulants for stroke prevention in women and men.