Unequal prescription of anticoagulants among females and males with atrial fibrillation and similar stroke risk: Should we omit sex category from the CHA2DS2-VASc score?
Seelig, Jaap; Chu, Gordon; Trinks-Roerdink, Emmy M.; Pisters, Ron; de Vries, Tim A.C.; ten Cate, Hugo; Geersing, Geert Jan; Rutten, Frans H.; Huisman, Menno V.; Hemels, Martin E.W.
(2022) Heart Rhythm, volume 19, issue 5, pp. 860 - 861
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Keywords: Anticoagulants, Atrial fibrillation, Guideline adherence, Registries, Sex, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology (medical), Journal Article
ISSN: 1547-5271
Publisher: Elsevier
Note: Funding Information: Funding sources: This work was supported by a research grant from The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMW) [project numbers 848050006, 848050007]. Drs Hemels and Huisman are the principal investigators of DUTCH-AF.Disclosures: Dr Seelig receives a unrestricted research grant from the Dutch Federation of Anticoagulation Clinics (FNT). Dr de Vries reports having received non-financial support from Daiichi Sankyo. Dr Hemels received consultancy fees from Bayer, BMS/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, and Roche; and received a research grant from the FNT. Dr Rutten and Dr Geersing received unrestricted institutional grants from Bayer, BMS/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Daiichi Sankyo. Dr Huisman reports unrestricted grants and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer/BMS, Bayer Health Care, Aspen, and Daiichi Sankyo. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Funding Information: Funding sources: This work was supported by a research grant from The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMW) [project numbers 848050006 , 848050007 ]. Drs Hemels and Huisman are the principal investigators of DUTCH-AF.
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