Clinical characteristics and outcomes in extreme elderly (age ≥85) Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation: The Fushimi AF Registry.

Conclusions: In our community-based prospective cohort, Japanese extreme elderly AF patients had a higher incidence of stroke but similar major bleeding risks compared with the younger AF population. Trial Registry: UMIN Clinical Trials Registry; No.: UMIN000005834; URL: http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm. PMID: 26181726 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Chest - July 16, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yamashita Y, Hamatani Y, Esato M, Chun YH, Tsuji H, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Abe M, Lip GY, Akao M Tags: Chest Source Type: research