biostudies-literatureAntonenko KMedical Research Council46-53https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6377059biostudies-literatureUnknown2(1)<h4>Introduction</h4>Atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor of thromboembolism. Women with atrial fibrillation are at a higher overall risk for stroke compared to men with atrial fibrillation. The aim of this study was to evaluate for sex differences in patients with acute stroke and atrial fibrillation, regarding risk factors, treatments received and outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were analyzed from the "Recurrence and Cerebral Bleeding in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation" (RAF-study), a prospective, multicenter, international study including only patients with acute stroke and atrial fibrillation. Patients were followed up for 90 days. Disability was measured by the modified Rankin Scale (0-2 favorable outcome, 3-6 unfavorable outcome).<h4>Results</h4European stroke journalSex-related differences in risk factors, type of treatment received and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute stroke: Results from the RAF-study (Early Recurrence and Cerebral Bleeding in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation).PMC6377059MR/N003403/1Putaala JVolodina VPallesen LPPapageorgiou SGRemillard SMelikyan GScoditti UVadikolias KCorea FDenti LPezzini AMartini GLodovici MLMasotti LVenti MTassi RGialdini GAgnelli GD'Anna SSacco SCarolei AConsoli DAkhtar NToni DDeleu DBecattini CBaronello MMGerber JIbrahim FCordier MAbdul-Rahim AHSzabo LFalocci NPieroni ABodechtel UDoronin BPadovani AD'Amore CTsivgoulis GMichel PMosconi MGGuideri FZabzuni DGalati FRueckert CTassinari TCarletti MLorenzini GSohn SITatlisumak TBaldi AAntonenko KKepplinger JLees KRBarlinn KVanacker PPoli LMonaco SPaciaroni MAlberti ABovi PRigatelli AAcciarresi MOrlandi GAgeno WMarcheselli SChiti ACsiba LCaso VTiseo CImberti DBono GSette MDfalseSex-related differences in risk factors, type of treatment received and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute stroke: Results from the RAF-study (Early Recurrence and Cerebral Bleeding in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation).<h4>Introduction</h4>Atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor of thromboembolism. Women with atrial fibrillation are at a higher overall risk for stroke compared to men with atrial fibrillation. The aim of this study was to evaluate for sex differences in patients with acute stroke and atrial fibrillation, regarding risk factors, treatments received and outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were analyzed from the "Recurrence and Cerebral Bleeding in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation" (RAF-study), a prospective, multicenter, international study including only patients with acute stroke and atrial fibrillation. Patients were followed up for 90 days. Disability was measured by the modified Rankin Scale (0-2 favorable outcome, 3-6 unfavorable outcome).<h4>Results</h42017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017 Mar2025-04-25T23:28:00.203Z2019-06-06T20:52:23ZS-EPMC63770593088690110.1177/2396987316679577