Sex-Related Differences in the Clinical Events of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation　― The Fushimi AF Registry

Background:Female sex is considered a risk factor for thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and is included in the risk stratification scheme, CHA2DS2-VASc score. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of female Japanese AF patients.Methods and...

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Published in:Circulation Journal 2017/09/25, Vol.81(10), pp.1403-1410
Main Authors: Ogawa, Hisashi, Hamatani, Yasuhiro, Doi, Kosuke, Tezuka, Yuji, An, Yoshimori, Ishii, Mitsuru, Iguchi, Moritake, Masunaga, Nobutoyo, Esato, Masahiro, Chun, Yeong-Hwa, Tsuji, Hikari, Wada, Hiromichi, Hasegawa, Koji, Abe, Mitsuru, Lip, Gregory YH, Akao, Masaharu, on behalf of the Fushimi AF Registry Investigators
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Language:English
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation - complications
Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology
Cause of Death
Female
Humans
Intracranial hemorrhage
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Sex differences
Sex Factors
Stroke
Thromboembolism
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Summary:Background:Female sex is considered a risk factor for thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and is included in the risk stratification scheme, CHA2DS2-VASc score. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of female Japanese AF patients.Methods and Results:The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of the AF patients in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. Follow-up data were available for 3,878 patients. Female AF patients (n=1,551, 40.0%) were older (77.0 vs. 71.4 years; P
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-17-0071