Do Women With Atrial Fibrillation Experience More Severe Strokes?: Results From the Austrian Stroke Unit Registry

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 778 - 780
• Main Authors: Lang, Clemens, Seyfang, Leonhard, Ferrari, Julia, Gattringer, Thomas, Greisenegger, Stefan, Willeit, Karin, Toell, Thomas, Krebs, Stefan, Brainin, Michael, Kiechl, Stefan, Willeit, Johann, Lang, Wilfried, Knoflach, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Heart Association, Inc 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Austria; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Registries; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Characteristics; Stroke - etiology; atrial fibrillation; risk factors; female; stroke; sex

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—Ischemic strokes associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) are more severe than those of other cause. We aim to study potential sex effects in this context. METHODS—In this cross-sectional study, 74 425 adults with acute ischemic stroke from the Austrian Stroke Unit Registry we...