Association of Gender With Clinical Outcomes in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Oral Anticoagulants

CONCLUSIONS: In contemporary anticoagulation for AF, SSE and major bleeding risks did not differ between sexes. However, women showed a lower risk of all-cause death rate than men, indicating that the use of oral anticoagulants for treating AF in females does not appear to be a risk factor for adverse clinical events.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02786095.PMID:35656931 | DOI:10.4070/kcj.2021.0399

Source: Korean Circulation Journal - June 3, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Minjeong Kim Jun Kim Jin-Bae Kim Junbeom Park Jin-Kyu Park Ki-Woon Kang Jaemin Shim Eue-Keun Choi Young Soo Lee Hyung Wook Park Boyoung Joung Source Type: research