Sex Differences in the Trends of Hospitalizations for Acute Stroke among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in the United States; 2005 - 2014

Female sex was included in stroke prediction algorithms in an attempt to improve anticoagulation rates in women with atrial fibrillation (AF). It is unclear if these efforts reduced stroke burden in women with AF. In order to bridge this literature gap, using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), we assessed sex differences in the trends of hospitalizations for stroke among patients with AF in the United States; 2005 – 2014. International classification of diseases, 9th revision, clinical modification (ICD-9-CM) codes were used to abstract AF and stroke diagnoses.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 31, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Amgad Mentias, Viraj Bhise, Anita Kumar, Tyler Rasmussen, Casey Adams, Kongkiat Chaikriangkrai, Ala Mohsen, Musab Alqasrawi, Gardar Sigurdsson, Abhishek Deshmukh, Prashant D. Bhave, Michael Giudici Source Type: research