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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationBrain IschemiaHumansIschemic StrokeJapanRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeConceptsJapanese 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