Sex-related differences in prevalence, treatment and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation

Sex-related differences in prevalence, treatment and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation

To analyze sex-related differences about AF prevalence, use of OAC and outcomes focusing on the older age classes. We used administrative data of the Lombardy Region, describing period prevalence, use of OAC and outcomes from 2002 to 2014 for all patients diagnosed with AF. AF prevalence over the 20...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal and emergency medicine 2020-03, Vol.15 (2), p.231-240
Hauptverfasser: Marzona, Irene, Proietti, Marco, Vannini, Tommaso, Tettamanti, Mauro, Nobili, Alessandro, Medaglia, Massimo, Bortolotti, Angela, Merlino, Luca, Roncaglioni, Maria Carla
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Bleeding
Cardiac arrhythmia
Females
Fibrillation
Gender differences
General & Internal Medicine
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Im - Original
Internal Medicine
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, General & Internal
Regression analysis
Science & Technology
Sex differences
Thromboembolism
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Zusammenfassung:To analyze sex-related differences about AF prevalence, use of OAC and outcomes focusing on the older age classes. We used administrative data of the Lombardy Region, describing period prevalence, use of OAC and outcomes from 2002 to 2014 for all patients diagnosed with AF. AF prevalence over the 2002–2014 period was higher in males than in females (2.7% vs. 2.1%, p  
ISSN:1828-0447
1970-9366
DOI:10.1007/s11739-019-02134-z