Have you ever felt your heart beat irregularly? If so, then you should be alert, because an irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation is one of the factors that can lead to stroke.
This risk is more likely in older women. The risk will be higher if they are taking blood-thinning drug that actually works to prevent stroke.
To find out whether there are differences in stroke risk between men and women based on atrial fibrillation, researchers collected data from more than 39.000 men and 44.000 women aged 65 years and over.
In men and women who take blood-thinning drug, found that women experienced a greater risk (5.8 percent) than men (4.3 percent).
In addition, researchers found that people with atrial fibrillation have a fivefold increased risk of stroke compared with those who are healthy.
"This study reminds the doctors who treat female patients with atrial fibrillation, especially elderly women, that they have a higher risk to suffer a stroke than men," said researcher Dr. Louise Pilote, at McGill University and McGill University Health Center in Montreal.
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