Purpose—The aim of this statement is to summarize data on stroke risk factors that are
unique to and more common in women than men and to expand on the data provided in …

Methods This article was designed as a narrative review. Pubmed was searched using the
following terms: women, sex differences, or gender differences and stroke or …

Importance The incidence of stroke is higher in men than in women. The influence of sex-
specific risk factors on stroke incidence and mortality is largely unknown. Objective To …

Background and Purpose—Women have poorer outcomes from stroke than men. Women
also have risk factors that are unique, including pregnancy and hormone therapy. Hormone …

Stroke is the second largest cause of disability-adjusted life-years lost worldwide. The
prevalence of stroke in women is predicted to rise rapidly, owing to the increasing average …

Background and Purpose—Women have increased lifetime stroke risk and more disabling
strokes compared with men. Insights into the association between menopause and stroke …

Methods The following terms were searched with women and stroke in PubMed and Google
Scholar, mainly for original articles and metaanalysis/systematic reviews: estrogens …

Although women have a lower risk of stroke during middle age than men, the menopausal
transition is a time when many women develop cardiovascular risk factors. Additionally …

Methods Writing group members were nominated by the committee chair and co-chair on
the basis of their previous work in relevant topic areas and were approved by the American …

Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on various
established and potential stroke risk factors and provides recommendations for the reduction …