Clinical characteristics of atrial fibrillation‐related cardioembolic stroke in patients aged 80 years or older

Aim Atrial fibrillation (AF)‐related cardioembolic stroke is a serious problem in the aging society. The present study examined the clinical characteristics and outcomes of AF‐related cardioembolic stroke in patients aged ≥80 years. Methods Between September 2011 and April 2014, consecutive patients...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Geriatrics & gerontology international 2017-05, Vol.17 (5), p.708-713
Hauptverfasser:	Tanaka, Koji, Yamada, Takeshi, Torii, Takako, Matsumoto, Shoji, Yoshimura, Takeo, Takase, Kei‐ichiro, Wakata, Yoshifumi, Nakashima, Naoki, Kira, Jun‐ichi, Murai, Hiroyuki
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aged 80 years and over Aged, 80 and over atrial fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation - complications Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Cardiac arrhythmia Cerebral Arteries - diagnostic imaging Electrocardiography, Ambulatory Endovascular Procedures - methods Female Fibrinolytic Agents - administration & dosage Follow-Up Studies Geriatric Assessment - methods Health risk assessment Humans Incidence Infusions, Intravenous Intracranial Embolism - complications Intracranial Embolism - drug therapy Intracranial Embolism - epidemiology Japan - epidemiology Magnetic Resonance Angiography Male Mortality outcomes Prognosis Prospective Studies Recombinant Proteins - administration & dosage Risk Factors Stroke Stroke - diagnosis Stroke - epidemiology Stroke - etiology Stroke - therapy Survival Rate - trends Tachycardia, Paroxysmal - complications Tachycardia, Paroxysmal - diagnosis Tachycardia, Paroxysmal - therapy Thrombolytic Therapy - methods Time Factors Tissue Plasminogen Activator - administration & dosage
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Zusammenfassung:	Aim Atrial fibrillation (AF)‐related cardioembolic stroke is a serious problem in the aging society. The present study examined the clinical characteristics and outcomes of AF‐related cardioembolic stroke in patients aged ≥80 years. Methods Between September 2011 and April 2014, consecutive patients with ischemic stroke and AF were retrospectively extracted from the multicenter database. Clinical characteristics were compared between patients aged ≥80 years and
ISSN:	1444-1586 1447-0594
DOI:	10.1111/ggi.12773