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- Title
Are Women with Atrial Fibrillation Still at Higher Risk of Ischemic Stroke?
- Abstract
The article focuses on assessing the temporal trends in the association between female sex and ischemic stroke risk among atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. It highlights findings from the Finnish FinACAF study, spanning over a decade, which observed a diminishing independent association of female sex with higher stroke risk in AF patients.
- Subjects
ATRIAL fibrillation diagnosis; ANTICOAGULANTS; RISK assessment; LIFESTYLES; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; HOSPITAL care; TREATMENT effectiveness; ATRIAL fibrillation; ISCHEMIC stroke; WOMEN'S health; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Clinical Cardiology Alert, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
0741-4218
- Publication type
Article