Comparing atrial fibrillation guidelines: focus on stroke prevention, bleeding risk assessment and oral anticoagulant recommendations

JF Imberti, DA Mei, M Vitolo, N Bonini, M Proietti… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clinical practice in atrial fibrillation (AF) patient management is constantly evolving. In the
past 3 years, various new AF guidelines or focused updates have been published, given this …

Women and atrial fibrillation

AS Volgman, EJ Benjamin, AB Curtis… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains a growing problem in the United States and worldwide,
imposing a high individual and health system burden, including increased resource …

Pharmacokinetic drug interactions of the non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs)

P Gelosa, L Castiglioni, M Tenconi, L Baldessin… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of warfarin, the most commonly prescribed oral anticoagulant, is being questioned
by clinicians worldwide due to warfarin several limitations (a limited therapeutic window and …

Sex differences in stroke and major adverse clinical events in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 993,600 patients

I Marzona, M Proietti, A Farcomeni, GF Romiti… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly diagnosed arrhythmia, which is
associated with an increased risk of stroke. Several studies have suggested that female AF …

Sex-based differences in outcomes of oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation

SWY Law, WCY Lau, ICK Wong, GYH Lip… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Background: Women with atrial fibrillation are at a higher risk of stroke, despite treatment
with warfarin. It is unclear if women treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-tailored pharmacology and COVID-19: Next steps towards appropriateness and health equity

A Spini, V Giudice, V Brancaleone, MG Morgese… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Making gender bias visible allows to fill the gaps in knowledge and understand health
records and risks of women and men. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

Trends in oral anticoagulant use in patients with atrial fibrillation in Belgium from 2013 to 2019: a nationwide cohort study

M Grymonprez, TL De Backer, A Capiau… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Non‐vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are increasingly preferred over
vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in atrial fibrillation (AF) management. However, differences in …

Sex differences in atrial fibrillation

KP Tamirisa, P Calvert, C Dye, AC Mares… - Current Cardiology …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac
arrhythmia. The estimated lifetime risk of developing AF is higher in men; however, due to …

Thrombotic and hemorrhagic burden in women: gender-related issues in the response to antithrombotic therapies

G Renda, G Patti, IM Lang, JM Siller-Matula… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thrombotic and bleeding risks, as well as the incidence and presentation of cardiovascular
events and related outcomes, appear to differ between genders, partly in relation to …

Sex differences in treatment strategy and adverse outcomes among patients 75 and older with atrial fibrillation in the MarketScan database

V Subramanya, JNS Claxton, PL Lutsey… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Women with atrial fibrillation (AF) experience greater symptomatology, worse
quality of life, and have a higher risk of stroke as compared to men, but are less likely to …