Seasonal Variations in the Incidence of Ischemic Stroke, Extracranial and Intracranial Hemorrhage in Atrial Fibrillation Patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Significant seasonal variations were observed for IS, ECH, and ICH events in AF patients, and were consistently the highest in winter. A small peak of ECH was observed in summer, which seemed, in part, to be related to increased DOAC use.
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Source: Circulation Journal - August 27, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Oida M, Suzuki S, Arita T, Yagi N, Otsuka T, Kishi M, Semba H, Kano H, Matsuno S, Kato Y, Uejima T, Oikawa Y, Hoshino S, Matsuhama M, Inoue T, Yajima J, Yamashita T Tags: Circ J Source Type: research