Female Sex as a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Chinese Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report From the China‐AF Study

Female Sex as a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Chinese Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report From the China‐AF Study

Background Previous studies have provided conflicting results as to whether women are at higher risk than men for thromboembolism in the setting of atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated whether women with AF were at higher risk of ischemic stroke in the China‐AF (China Atrial Fibrillation Regist...

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Main Authors: Di‐Hui Lan, Chao Jiang, Xin Du, Liu He, Xue‐Yuan Guo, Song Zuo, Shi‐Jun Xia, San‐Shuai Chang, Song‐Nan Wen, Jia‐Hui Wu, Yan‐Fei Ruan, De‐Yong Long, Ri‐Bo Tang, Rong‐Hui Yu, Cai‐Hua Sang, Rong Bai, Nian Liu, Chen‐Xi Jiang, Song‐Nan Li, Jian‐Zeng Dong, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Ai‐Hua Chen, Chang‐Sheng Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
ischemic stroke
women
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.009391

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