Association Between Patient and Physician Sex and Physician-Estimated Stroke and Bleeding Risks in Atrial Fibrillation

ConclusionsOur study is the first to examine the association between patient and physician sex influences and stroke and bleeding risk estimation in AF. While there were differences in agreement between physician estimated stroke risk and calculated CHADS2 scores, these differences were small and unlikely to impact clinical practice; further, despite any perceived differences in the accuracy of risk assessment by sex, most patients received anticoagulation.
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research