Risk Factors Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Okumura K, Tomita H, Nakai M, Kodani E, Akao M, Suzuki S, Hayashi K, Sawano M, Goya M, Yamashita T, Fukuda K, Ogawa H, Tsuda T, Isobe M, Toyoda K, Miyamoto Y, Miyata H, Okamura T, Sasahara Y. Risk Factors Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e202881. PMID: 32293685, PMCID: PMC7160687, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonvalvular atrial fibrillationFushimi AF RegistryJ-RHYTHM RegistryRisk stratification schemesIschemic strokeAF RegistryBody mass indexRisk factorsAtrial fibrillationJapanese patientsPermanent AFPrevious strokeMass indexShinken DatabaseStratification schemesCox proportional hazards analysisLower body mass indexOral anticoagulant useIndependent risk factorProportional hazards analysisSignificant risk factorsIndividual patient dataValvular AFAnticoagulant useCohort studyElectrocardiographic ST-T Abnormities Are Associated With Stroke Risk in the REGARDS Study
Sawano M, Yuan Y, Kohsaka S, Inohara T, Suzuki T, Okamura T, Howard G, Howard V, Judd S, Soliman E, Cushman M. Electrocardiographic ST-T Abnormities Are Associated With Stroke Risk in the REGARDS Study. Stroke 2020, 51: 1100-1106. PMID: 32126939, PMCID: PMC7122793, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeREGARDS studyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionIncident coronary artery diseaseCox proportional hazards regressionAge-adjusted incidence ratesCalculate hazard ratiosFuture ischemic strokeIncident ischemic strokeMinnesota ECG ClassificationStroke risk factorsRisk of strokeCoronary artery diseaseProportional hazards regressionCoronary heart diseaseMinor ECG abnormalitiesNonspecific ST-segmentT-wave abnormalitiesIncident strokePrior strokeArtery diseaseHazard ratioStroke riskHazards regressionBaseline ECG