Key result
Female sex in patients with atrial fibrillation was not associated with a difference in stroke risk after accounting for age and markers of cardiovascular care.
Why the study?
Is there a difference in stroke risk between sexes in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Is there a difference in stroke risk between sexes in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Female sex may not be an independent risk factor for stroke in atrial fibrillation when accounting for age and cardiovascular care.
Data has demonstrated that there females with AF tend to get diagnosed later in life. In the current study there as no difference in the stroke risk between sexes after accounting for age and markers of cardiovascular care. Further research needs to be undertaken to evaluate the role of sex specific interventions in decreasing AF and stroke burden.
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Middeldorp et al. (2023) studied this question. Female sex in patients with atrial fibrillation was not associated with a difference in stroke risk after accounting for age and markers of cardiovascular care.
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