Age-Related Differences in the Clinical Characteristics and Treatment of Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Japan ― Insight From the ANAFIE (All Nippon AF In Elderly) Registry

Background:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing as the global population ages. Elderly AF patients (≥75 years) have a worse prognosis than younger patients, and effective management is often difficult due to multiple comorbidities. This analysis examined the age-related differences in clinical cha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation Journal 2020/02/25, Vol.84(3), pp.388-396
Hauptverfasser: Hiasa, Ken-ichi, Kaku, Hidetaka, Inoue, Hiroshi, Yamashita, Takeshi, Akao, Masaharu, Atarashi, Hirotsugu, Koretsune, Yukihiro, Okumura, Ken, Shimizu, Wataru, Ikeda, Takanori, Toyoda, Kazunori, Hirayama, Atsushi, Yasaka, Masahiro, Yamaguchi, Takenori, Teramukai, Satoshi, Kimura, Tetsuya, Kaburagi, Jumpei, Takita, Atsushi, Tsutsui, Hiroyuki
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Zusammenfassung:Background:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing as the global population ages. Elderly AF patients (≥75 years) have a worse prognosis than younger patients, and effective management is often difficult due to multiple comorbidities. This analysis examined the age-related differences in clinical characteristics and treatment in real-world elderly Japanese AF patients.Methods and Results:The ANAFIE Registry is a multicenter, prospective, observational registry of 32,726 non-valvular AF patients aged ≥75 years. The present study assessed the age-related differences in baseline clinical status and anticoagulant therapy between age groups 75–
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-19-0898