Female sex as a risk factor for ischaemic stroke varies with age in patients with atrial fibrillation

Victor Chien-Chia Wu , Michael Wu , Victor Aboyans (1, 2) , Shang-Hung Chang , Shao-Wei Chen , Mien-Cheng Chen , Chun-Li Wang , I-Chang Hsieh , Pao-Hsien Chu , Yu-Shen Lin

1 NET - Neuroépidémiologie Tropicale
2 Service de cardiologie [CHU Limoges]

Female sex is an inconsistent ischaemic stroke risk factor in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesised that the ischaemic stroke risk varies with age among women compared with men.

Mots clés: anticoagulation; atrial fibrillation; female sex; ischemic stroke

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Michael Wu, Victor Aboyans, Shang-Hung Chang, Shao-Wei Chen, et al.. Female sex as a risk factor for ischaemic stroke varies with age in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart, 2019, pp.heartjnl-2019-315065. ⟨10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315065⟩. ⟨hal-02449015⟩