2022
Usefulness of echocardiographic parameters in predicting the incidence of ischemic stroke in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
Tezuka Y, Akao M, Suzuki S, Yamashita T, Kodani E, Tsuda T, Hayashi K, Furusho H, Sawano M, Fukuda K, Nakai M, Sasahara Y, Miyamoto Y, Tomita H, Okumura K. Usefulness of echocardiographic parameters in predicting the incidence of ischemic stroke in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal 2022, 43: ehac544.548. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of ISRelative wall thicknessPrescription of OACsCHA2DS2-VASc scoreIschemic strokeLV ejection fractionOral anticoagulantsAtrial fibrillationJapanese patientsNVAF patientsEchocardiographic parametersEjection fractionRisk factorsNon-valvular atrial fibrillation patientsHigher relative wall thicknessNon-valvular atrial fibrillationLV end-diastolic dimensionEcho parametersEnd-diastolic dimensionAtrial fibrillation patientsCo-existing diseasesKaplan-Meier analysisParasternal long-axis viewNovel risk scoreBackground Atrial fibrillation
2021
A Novel Risk Stratification System for Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Patients With Non-Valvular 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, Group F. A Novel Risk Stratification System for Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Patients With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Journal 2021, 85: 1254-1262. PMID: 33762526, DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-20-1075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJapanese NVAF patientsIndependent risk factorIschemic strokeNVAF patientsRisk factorsAF RegistryHazard ratioC-statisticJapanese non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patientsNon-valvular atrial fibrillation patientsCox hazard proportional analysisNovel risk stratification systemNon-valvular atrial fibrillationLower body mass indexFushimi AF RegistryIschemic stroke eventsJ-RHYTHM RegistryAtrial fibrillation patientsOral anticoagulant treatmentBody mass indexSignificant risk factorsRisk stratification systemType of AFVASc scoreAnticoagulant treatment