Impact of Valvular Heart Disease on Mortality, Thromboembolic and Cardiac Events in Japanese Patients With Atrial Fibrillation 　- The Fushimi AF Registry.

CONCLUSIONS: Although VHD did not significantly affect thromboembolism or mortality, it affected cardiac events depending on type, with aortic valve diseases having higher risk, in Japanese patients with AF.
PMID: 32213725 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation Journal - March 24, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Doi K, Ogawa H, Ishigami K, Ikeda S, Aono Y, Hamatani Y, Fujino A, An Y, Ishii M, Iguchi M, Masunaga N, Esato M, Tsuji H, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Abe M, Akao M, Fushimi AF Registry Investigators Tags: Circ J Source Type: research