Temporal Trends in the Association Between Female Sex and Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Mark T Mills; Tommaso Bucci; Peter Calvert; Dhiraj Gupta; Professor Gregory Lip

doi:10.1161/jaha.124.040325

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Between 2000 and 2019, the risk of ischemic stroke increased among nonanticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation. While the association between female sex and ischemic stroke decreased over time, female sex remained associated with a higher stroke risk in 2015 to 2019 after adjustment.

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