Incidence of Stroke or Systemic Embolism in Paroxysmal Versus Sustained Atrial Fibrillation: The Fushimi Atrial Fibrillation Registry [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
In this large cohort of Japanese patients with AF, PAF was independently associated with lower incidence of stroke/systemic embolism than sustained AF. This may aid decision making for anticoagulation, especially in those patients with AF with few stroke risk factors.

Clinical Trial Registration—
URL: http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm. Unique identifier: UMIN000005834.

Source: Stroke - November 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Takabayashi, K., Hamatani, Y., Yamashita, Y., Takagi, D., Unoki, T., Ishii, M., Iguchi, M., Masunaga, N., Ogawa, H., Esato, M., Chun, Y.-H., Tsuji, H., Wada, H., Hasegawa, K., Abe, M., Lip, G. Y. H., Akao, M. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research