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Clinical impact of hormone replacement therapy on lone atrial fibrillation in postmenopausal women: a nationwide cohort study
Individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF), especially women, have an increased risk of stroke and death. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is widely used to control symptoms of menopause and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. However, the association between HRT use and AF risk has been scarcely explored. Thus, we aimed to investigate the association between various types of HRT and lone AF in a national cohort of Korean menopausal women.
Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 1, 2021 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Jae Hoon Lee, Sung Pil Choo, Yunjeong Park, Heeyon Kim, Young Sik Choi, SiHyun Cho, Byung Seok Lee Source Type: research

Stroke in Women
This article reviews sex differences in stroke risk and presentation, with a particular emphasis on the unique risk factors women experience throughout the lifespan. RECENT FINDINGS Although prior studies suggested women have worse outcomes after stroke, it is now clear that age, prestroke functional status, and comorbidities explain many of the differences between men and women in stroke severity, functional outcomes, and mortality. Several meta-analyses and large cohort studies have evaluated the risk factors for women related to reproductive factors and found that fewer years between menarche and menopause, pregnancy...
Source: CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology - April 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: research

Cryptogenic stroke in a young patient with heart disease and kidney failure.
CONCLUSIONS: Fabry's disease must be suspected in young males with heart disease, stroke or peripheral neuropathy, skin lesions, kidney failure and a history of cases in the family. Hormone replacement therapy must be established at an early stage, as it can improve the prognosis. PMID: 28497441 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Revista de Neurologia - May 13, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Oyanguren B, Segoviano R, Alegria E, Besada E, Gonzalez-Salaices M, Eimil-Ortiz M, Lopez de Silanes C Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research

Female sex as a risk factor for thromboembolism and death in patients with incident atrial fibrillation. The prospective Danish Diet, Cancer and Health study.
In conclusion, in a relatively young population of patients with atrial fibrillation, female sex was associated with a lower risk of thromboembolism and death. PMID: 25055988 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - July 24, 2014 Category: Hematology Authors: Overvad TF, Rasmussen LH, Skjøth F, Overvad K, Albertsen IE, Lane DA, Lip GY, Larsen TB Tags: Thromb Haemost Source Type: research