Sex Differences in the Use of Oral Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation: A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR®) PINNACLE Registry

Sex Differences in the Use of Oral Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation: A Report From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR®) PINNACLE Registry

BackgroundDespite higher thromboembolism risk, women with atrial fibrillation have lower oral anticoagulation (OAC) use compared to men. The influence of the CHA2DS2‐VASc score or the introduction of non–vitamin K OACs on this relationship is not known. Methods and ResultsUsing the PINNACLE National...

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Main Authors: Lauren E. Thompson, Thomas M. Maddox, Lanyu Lei, Gary K. Grunwald, Steven M. Bradley, Pamela N. Peterson, Frederick A. Masoudi, Alexander Turchin, Yang Song, Gheorghe Doros, Melinda B. Davis, Stacie L. Daugherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
anticoagulants
atrial fibrillation
non‐vitamin K oral anticoagulants
sex differences
warfarin
women
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.005801

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