Gender Differences in the Impact of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation on Long-Term Risk of Ischemic Stroke after Acute Myocardial Infarction

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 10; no. 21; p. 5141
• Main Authors: Yi, Jeong-Eun, Seo, Suk-Min, Lim, Sungmin, Choo, Eun-Ho, Choi, Ik-Jun, Lee, Kwan-Yong, Hwang, Byung-Hee, Kim, Chan-Joon, Park, Mahn-Won, Kim, Dong-Bin, Her, Sung-Ho, Lee, Jong-Min, Park, Chul-Soo, Kim, Pum-Joon, Kim, Hee-Yeol, Yoo, Ki-Dong, Jeon, Doo-Soo, Chung, Wook-Sung, Jeong, Myung-Ho, Ahn, Youngkeun, Chang, Kiyuk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndromes; Age; Anticoagulants; Body mass index; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiovascular disease; Clinical medicine; Diabetes; Enrollments; Gender differences; Heart attacks; Hypertension; Medical records; Patients; Population; Stroke; Womens health

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been identified as a major risk factor for mortality after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the long-term risk of ischemic stroke associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) in ACS remains controversial, and its gender-specific association is...