Female “Paradox” in Atrial Fibrillation—Role of Left Truncation Due to Competing Risks
Female sex in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is a controversial and paradoxical risk factor for stroke—controversial because it increases the risk of stroke only among older women of some ethnicities and paradoxical because it appears to contradict male predominance in cardiovascular disease...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Life |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/5/1132 |