Inadequate oral anticoagulation with warfarin in women with cerebrovascular event and history of atrial fibrillation: the FibStroke study

Inadequate oral anticoagulation with warfarin in women with cerebrovascular event and history of atrial fibrillation: the FibStroke study

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...

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Main Authors: Aissa Bah, Ilpo Nuotio, Antti Palomäki, Pirjo Mustonen, Tuomas Kiviniemi, Antti Ylitalo, Päivi Hartikainen, K. E. Juhani Airaksinen, Juha E. K. Hartikainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Annals of Medicine
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation (AF)
oral anticoagulation (OAC)
CHADS2
CHA2DS2-VASc
sex
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2021.1875499

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