European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Aug 2020
Multicenter StudyInfluence of sex on long-term prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with oral anticoagulants. Results from the prospective, nationwide FANTASIIA study.
While many risk factors for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) have been identified, there are important differences in their relative impact between sexes. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of sex as a long-term predictor of adverse events in "real world" AF patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants. ⋯ In this "real world" study of anticoagulated AF patients, women could have a protective role against development of adverse events, mainly on all-cause mortality and combined events.