Background— Current observational studies on warfarin use and the risk for stroke and
bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing dialysis found conflicting results. …

Background : “Gender” reflects social norms for women and men, whereas “sex” defines
biological characteristics. Gender-related characteristics explain some differences in access to …

Context Stroke is a serious complication associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Women with
AF are at higher risk of stroke compared with men. Reasons for this higher stroke risk in …

Background— Stroke is a debilitating condition with an increased risk in patients with atrial
fibrillation. Although data from clinical trials suggest that both rate and rhythm control are …

Background: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor
blockers (ARBs) have been shown to improve survival in patients with congestive heart failure (…

OBJECTIVE: Despite numerous randomized clinical trials and observational epidemiologic
studies, evidence on the potential effectiveness of statins for prevention of cancer remains …

BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QoL) is an important end point in heart failure (HF) studies.
The Minnesota Living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ) is the instrument most widely …

In elderly patients (≥75 years), evidence of dabigatran efficacy is lacking and increased
vigilance is warranted. We aimed to assess dabigatran effectiveness and safety in elderly …

Objective Dabigatran and rivaroxaban are novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) approved for
stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF). Although NOACs are more convenient than …

… panel Jin Choi MSc a , Stella Styliani Daskalopoulou MD, MSc, PhD b , George Thanassoulis
MD, MSc c , Igor Karp MD, MPH, PhD d , Roxanne Pelletier PhD a , Hassan Behlouli PhD …