Inadequate oral anticoagulation with warfarin in women with cerebrovascular event and history of atrial fibrillation: the FibStroke study
| Autor: | Aissa Bah, Ilpo Nuotio, Antti Palomäki, Pirjo Mustonen, Tuomas Kiviniemi, Antti Ylitalo, Päivi Hartikainen, K. E. Juhani Airaksinen, Juha E. K. Hartikainen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Medicine, Vol 53, Iss 1, Pp 287-294 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 07853890 1365-2060 0785-3890 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07853890.2021.1875499 |
| Popis: | AbstractBackground Women with atrial fibrillation (AF) may be treated less actively with oral anticoagulation (OAC) than men.Patients and methods We assessed sex differences in the implementation of stroke risk stratification with CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores and reasons not to use OAC in 1747 AF patients suffering their first cerebrovascular event after the AF diagnosis.Results Women were older and had more often a high stroke risk (CHADS2/CHA2DS2-VASc ≥2) than men (p |
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