Journal article
Modification of Outcomes With Aspirin or Apixaban in Relation to Female and Male Sex in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The main objective of the present analysis was to assess the effect of treatment with aspirin compared with apixaban on ischemic stroke and major bleeding in women compared with men. Female patients with atrial fibrillation are at increased stroke risk compared with male patients, and the underlying reasons for higher risk are uncertain.
METHODS: Ancillary analysis of the Apixaban Versus Acetylsalicylic Acid [ASA] to …
Authors
Lip GYH; Eikelboom J; Yusuf S; Shestakovska O; Hart RG; Connolly S
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 45, No. 7, pp. 2127–2130
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
7 2014
DOI
10.1161/strokeaha.114.005746
ISSN
0039-2499