Arrhythmias & electrophysiologyCohort study
Stroke risk in women with atrial fibrillation
- Population-based cohort study
- administrative datasets
Authors' conclusion
Older age and inequities in cardiovascular care may partly explain higher stroke rates in females with AF.
Study context
- Population
- People aged ≥66 years diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) in Ontario, 2007–201949.2% female
- Participants
- 354,254 people
- Exposure
- Female vs male sex
- Outcome
- Stroke (adjusted HR associated with female sex)
- Follow-up
- 2-year follow-up
Main finding
Stroke (adjusted HR for female sex)
Adjusted hazard ratio
1.27
95% CI 1.21–1.32
Female sex vs Males
adjusted HR 1.27 (95% CI 1.21–1.32)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
CV care
- Females more likely diagnosed in EDs and less likely to receive cardiologist assessments, statins or LDL-C testing; higher LDL-C levels in females than males
Original publication
Stroke risk in women with atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J. Published 30 August 2023. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehad508
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it