Female Sex as a Thromboembolic Risk Factor in the Era of Nonvitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants

• Main Authors: Mariacarla Gallù (Author), Giulia Marrone (Author), Jacopo Maria Legramante (Author), Antonino De Lorenzo (Author), Nicola Di Daniele (Author), Annalisa Noce (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi-Wiley, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sex-specific differences have been definitively demonstrated in cardiovascular (CV) diseases. These differences can also impact on the effects of CV therapies. Female sex is recognized as an independent predictor of thromboembolic risk, particularly in older patients. Most of strokes are due to atri...