CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES, vol.8, no.2, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
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.