Higher Risk of Ischemic Events in Secondary Prevention for Patients With Persistent Than Those With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation | Zendy

Masatoshi Koga | Zendy; Sohei Yoshimura | Zendy; Yasuhiro Hasegawa | Zendy; Satoshi Shibuya | Zendy; Yasuhiro Ito | Zendy; Hideki Matsuoka | Zendy; Kazuhiro Takamatsu | Zendy; Kazutoshi Nishiyama | Zendy; Kenichi Todo | Zendy; Kazumi Kimura | Zendy; Eisuke Furui | Zendy; Tadashi Terasaki | Zendy; Yoshiaki Shiokawa | Zendy; Kenji Kamiyama | Zendy; Shunya Takizawa | Zendy; Satoshi Okuda | Zendy; Yasushi Okada | Zendy; Tomoaki Kameda | Zendy; Yoshinari Nagakane | Zendy; Yoshiki Yagita | Zendy; Kazuomi Kario | Zendy; Masayuki Shiozawa | Zendy; Shoichiro Sato | Zendy; Hiroshi Yamagami | Zendy; Shoji Arihiro | Zendy; Ḱazunori Toyoda | Zendy

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Higher Risk of Ischemic Events in Secondary Prevention for Patients With Persistent Than Those With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Author(s) -

Masatoshi Koga,

Sohei Yoshimura,

Yasuhiro Hasegawa,

Satoshi Shibuya,

Yasuhiro Ito,

Hideki Matsuoka,

Kazuhiro Takamatsu,

Kazutoshi Nishiyama,

Kenichi Todo,

Kazumi Kimura,

Eisuke Furui,

Tadashi Terasaki,

Yoshiaki Shiokawa,

Kenji Kamiyama,

Shunya Takizawa,

Satoshi Okuda,

Yasushi Okada,

Tomoaki Kameda,

Yoshinari Nagakane,

Yoshiki Yagita,

Kazuomi Kario,

Masayuki Shiozawa,

Shoichiro Sato,

Hiroshi Yamagami,

Shoji Arihiro,

Ḱazunori Toyoda

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.013746

Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , atrial fibrillation , hazard ratio , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , confidence interval , cardiology , observational study , prospective cohort study , mechanical engineering , engineering

The discrimination between paroxysmal and sustained (persistent or permanent) atrial fibrillation (AF) has not been considered in the approach to secondary stroke prevention. We aimed to assess the differences in clinical outcomes between mostly anticoagulated patients with sustained and paroxysmal AF who had previous ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack.

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