Impact of Blood Pressure Control on Thromboembolism and Major Hemorrhage in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Subanalysis of the J-RHYTHM Registry [Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology]

Conclusions BP control appears to be more important than a history of hypertension and baseline BP values at preventing thromboembolism and major hemorrhage in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Clinical Trial Registration URL: http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr. Unique identifier: UMIN000001569.

http://jaha.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/5/9/e004075?rss=1

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - September 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kodani, E., Atarashi, H., Inoue, H., Okumura, K., Yamashita, T., Otsuka, T., Tomita, H., Origasa, H., the J-RHYTHM Registry Investigators Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Source Type: research