Do women with atrial fibrillation experience more severe strokes compared to men?
Women with atrial fibrillation face both a higher incidence and greater severity of strokes compared to men.
Women with AF do not only have an increased risk of stroke when compared with men but also experience more severe strokes.
Lang et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
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