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Development of Quality Indicators of Stroke Centers and Feasibility of Their Measurement Using a Nationwide Insurance Claims Database in Japan 　- J-ASPECT Study.
CONCLUSIONS: We developed QIs for primary and comprehensive stroke care. The DPC database may allow efficient data collection at low cost and decreased burden to evaluate the developed QIs. PMID: 31554766 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation Journal - September 25, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nishimura A, Nishimura K, Onozuka D, Matsuo R, Kada A, Kamitani S, Higashi T, Ogasawara K, Shimodozono M, Harada M, Hashimoto Y, Hirano T, Hoshino H, Itabashi R, Itoh Y, Iwama T, Kohriyama T, Matsumaru Y, Osato T, Sasaki M, Shiokawa Y, Shimizu H, Takekawa Tags: Circ J Source Type: research

Prevalence and Associated Stroke Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients With Atrial Fibrillation 　- A Nationwide Cohort Study.
CONCLUSIONS: The risks of ischemic stroke/SE and major bleeding were significantly higher in HIV-infected patients compared with non-HIV-infected patients with AF. Despite this, the actual use of OACs among AF patients with HIV was suboptimal. PMID: 31619594 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation Journal - October 16, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jung H, Yang PS, Jang E, Yu HT, Kim TH, Uhm JS, Kim JY, Sung JH, Pak HN, Lee MH, Lip GYH, Joung B Tags: Circ J Source Type: research

Increased Incident Ischemic Stroke Risk in Advanced Kidney Disease: A Large-Scale Real-World Data Study.
CONCLUSION: Although we found that OAC use was effective and recommended for patients with AF, advanced kidney disease is still an independent risk factor for IS/SE, even in patients taking OAC. Physicians should be aware of this risk and strictly control modifiable risk factors, regardless of OAC use. PMID: 32726780 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Nephrology - July 28, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Maeda T, Nishi T, Funakoshi S, Tada K, Tsuji M, Satoh A, Kawazoe M, Yoshimura C, Arima H Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research

Increased Incident Ischemic Stroke Risk in Advanced Kidney Disease: A Large-Scale Real-World Data Study
Conclusion: Although we found that OAC use was effective and recommended for patients with AF, advanced kidney disease is still an independent risk factor for IS/SE, even in patients taking OAC. Physicians should be aware of this risk and strictly control modifiable risk factors, regardless of OAC use.Am J Nephrol
Source: American Journal of Nephrology - July 29, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Effectiveness and Safety of Rivaroxaban by General Practitioners 　- A Multicenter, Prospective Study in Japanese Patients With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (GENERAL)
CONCLUSIONS: The low incidence of adverse events, including stroke/SE and bleeding, in patients prescribed rivaroxaban by general practitioners supports its use as a safe and efficacious treatment in the standard clinical care of high-risk patient populations.PMID:33814525 | DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-20-1244
Source: Circulation Journal - April 5, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kengo Kusano Nobuyoshi Sugishita Masaharu Akao Hikari Tsuji Kunihiko Matsui Shinya Hiramitsu Yutaka Hatori Hironori Odakura Hiroyuki Kamada Koji Miyamoto Hisao Ogawa Source Type: research

Risk of cardiovascular events leading to hospitalisation after Streptococcus pneumoniae infection: a retrospective cohort LIFE Study
Conclusions S. pneumoniae infections elevate the risk of subsequent stroke and AF occurrence. These findings indicate that pneumococcal infections have short-term effects on patients’ health and increase their midterm to long-term susceptibility to serious cardiovascular events.
Source: BMJ Open - November 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nishimura, N., Fukuda, H. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Incidence and Risk Factors of Future Need for Long-Term Care Insurance in Japanese Elderly Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
CONCLUSIONS: In elderly patients with LV systolic dysfunction, the incidence of LTCI requirement was more common than that for community-dwelling people; its risk factors did not include LVEF, but included many other non-cardiac comorbidities and therapies, suggesting the need for interdisciplinary cooperation to prevent disabilities.PMID:34789610 | DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0580
Source: Circulation Journal - November 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shinya Fujiki Takeshi Kashimura Yuji Okura Kunio Kodera Hiroshi Watanabe Komei Tanaka Shogo Bannai Taturo Hatano Takahiro Tanaka Nobutaka Kitamura Tohru Minamino Takayuki Inomata Source Type: research