Arrhythmia

Older Women Less Likely Than Men To Get Warfarin For Irregular Heartbeat

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 7th, 2001

Elderly women - those older than 75 - were half as likely as elderly men to receive the drug warfarin, which treats irregular heartbeats that can increase stroke risk, according to a study in the May 15, 2001, issue of Circulation.

"We found that warfarin - an effective therapy for the prevention of stroke caused by atrial fibrillation - remains underused, particularly in elderly women," says Karin H. Humphries, DSc, lead author of the study. "Gender differences in coronary artery disease have received considerable attention but few studies have dealt with gender differences in arrhythmias."

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is triggered when the...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-06-07)

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