Sex Differences in Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Coronary Stent Implantation.

CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with concomitant AF and coronary stenting, there were no significant differences in the adjusted 3-year risks for all-cause death, myocardial infarction, and stroke between men and women. However, women as compared with men were associated with excess adjusted risk for major bleeding.
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Source: Circulation Journal - March 29, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Matsumura-Nakano Y, Shiomi H, Morimoto T, Shizuta S, Yamaji K, Watanabe H, Yoshikawa Y, Taniguchi T, Kawaji T, Natsuaki M, Akasaka T, Hanaoka K, Kadota K, Kozuma K, Tanabe K, Nakagawa Y, Muramatsu T, Morino Y, Ando K, Kimura T Tags: Circ J Source Type: research