Gender-related Differences in Management of Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in an Asian Population.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Gender-related differences in health care utilization for atrial fibrillation (AF) are increasingly recognized. However, large cohort data for examining gender-related differences in AF are lacking in Asian populations. METHODS:The Registry for Comparison Study of Drugs for Symptom Control and Complication Prevention of AF (CODE-AF Registry) is a prospective observational cohort-study that enrolled participants at 10 tertiary hospitals in South Korea. Baseline characteristics retrieved from the CODE-AF Registry were analyzed. RESULTS:A total of 6,274 patients were recruited (mean age 67±11 years, mean CHA₂DS₂-VASc score 2.7±1.7, 63% male, 65% paroxysmal AF) from June 2016 to April 2017. Women underwent less electric cardioversion (12.3% vs. 19.6%, p<0.001), less r

SUBMITTER: Lee JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5986752 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature