Sex Differences in the Treatment of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Population-Based Study in a Local Health District

Stroke Prophylaxis in Atrial Fibrillation: Searching for Management Improvement Opportunities in the Emergency Department: The HERMES-AF Study

“…Finally, sex was an independent decision factor for treatment, and anticoagulation was less frequently prescribed for women despite their higher stroke risk. 10 Other studies have also found that women were treated less often for atrial fibrillation (rhythm control and stroke prophylaxis) than men, 3,16,42,43 although the reasons for this behavior have not yet been clarified. Therefore, the last area for management improvement is the need for a stroke prophylaxis based on patients' risk profile that excludes sex differences.…”

Trends in Utilization of Management Strategies for Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Patients in the United States

“…These results are consistent with other studies that found higher utilization of these nonpharmacotherapies in younger patients and in male patient population. 16 For instance, a study of Medicare enrollees in the fiscal years 2001 to 2006 reported that RFCA was performed more in males than in females, and the majority of patients were younger than 75 years with decreased use associated with increasing age. 3 Another study investigated the trends in characteristics of patients undergoing catheter ablation over a 7-year period from 1999 to 2005 and found that on average, 77% patients undergoing catheter ablation were male and were comparatively younger (55 ± 11 years) than nonablated patients (67 ± 11 years).…”