Does Sex Affect Anticoagulant Use for Stroke Prevention in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation?: The Prospective Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-Atrial Fibrillation [Original Articles]

Conclusions— These contemporary global data show that anticoagulant use for stroke prevention is no different in men and women with nonvalvular AF. Thromboprophylaxis was, however, suboptimal in substantial proportions of men and women, with underuse in those at moderate-to-high risk of stroke and overuse in those at low risk. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01090362.

http://circoutcomes.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/8/2_suppl_1/S12?rss=1

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - March 5, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lip, G. Y. H., Rushton-Smith, S. K., Goldhaber, S. Z., Fitzmaurice, D. A., Mantovani, L. G., Goto, S., Haas, S., Bassand, J.-P., Camm, A. J., Ambrosio, G., Jansky, P., Al Mahmeed, W., Oh, S., van Eickels, M., Raatikainen, P., Steffel, J., Oto, A., Kayani, Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Coumarins, Other anticoagulants, Arrhythmias, clinical electrophysiology, drugs Original Articles Source Type: research