著者
Kanae Su Takao Kato Mamoru Toyofuku Takeshi Morimoto Hidenori Yaku Yasutaka Inuzuka Yodo Tamaki Neiko Ozasa Erika Yamamoto Yusuke Yoshikawa Yasuyo Motohashi Hiroki Watanabe Takeshi Kitai Ryoji Taniguchi Moritake Iguchi Masashi Kato Kazuya Nagao Takafumi Kawai Akihiro Komasa Ryusuke Nishikawa Yuichi Kawase Takashi Morinaga Toshikazu Jinnai Mitsunori Kawato Yukihito Sato Koichiro Kuwahara Takashi Tamura Takeshi Kimura KCHF Registry Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.1, no.11, pp.517-524, 2019-11-08 (Released:2019-11-08)
参考文献数
30
被引用文献数
17

Background:We sought to explore the effects of previous heart failure (HF) hospitalization on mortality in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated HF (ADHF) in a large Japanese contemporary observational database.Methods and Results:We prospectively enrolled consecutive patients with ADHF in 19 participating hospitals between October 2014 and March 2016. Of 4,056 patients, 1,442 patients (35.4%) had at least 1 previous HF hospitalization (previous hospitalization group), while 2,614 patients (64.5%) did not have a history of HF hospitalization (de novo hospitalization group). Patients with previous hospitalization were older and more often had comorbidities such as anemia, and renal failure than those without. The cumulative 1-year incidence of all-cause death was significantly higher in the previous hospitalization group than in the de novo hospitalization group (28% vs. 19%, P<0.001). After adjusting confounders, the excess risk of the previous hospitalization group relative to the de novo hospitalization group for all-cause death remained significant (HR, 1.28; 95% CI: 1.10–1.50, P=0.001). The excess risk was significant in patients without advanced age, anemia, or renal failure, but not significant in patients with these comorbidities, with significant interaction. Increase in the number of hospitalizations was associated with an increased risk for mortality.Conclusions:In a contemporary ADHF cohort in Japan, repeated hospitalization was associated with an increasing, higher risk for 1-year mortality.
著者
Moritake Iguchi Yuji Tezuka Hisashi Ogawa Yasuhiro Hamatani Daisuke Takagi Yoshimori An Takashi Unoki Mitsuru Ishii Nobutoyo Masunaga Masahiro Esato Hikari Tsuji Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Mitsuru Abe Gregory Y.H. Lip Masaharu Akao
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-17-1155, (Released:2018-03-09)
参考文献数
32
被引用文献数
26

Background:Heart failure (HF) is a heterogeneous syndrome, but the effect of the type and severity of HF on the incidence of stroke or systemic embolism (SE) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients is unclear.Methods and Results:The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of AF patients in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Follow-up data were available for 3,749 patients. We defined pre-existing HF as having one of the following: prior hospitalization for HF, presence of HF symptoms (NYHA ≥2), or reduced ejection fraction (<40%). At baseline, 1,008 (26.9%) patients had pre-existing HF. On multivariate analysis, the incidence of stroke/SE was not associated with pre-existing HF (hazard ratio (HR), 1.24; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.92–1.64) or each criterion for the definition of pre-existing HF, but was associated with high B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal proBNP levels (above the median of the pre-existing HF group) at baseline (HR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.06–2.53). Stroke/SE was markedly increased in the initial 30-day period following hospital admission for HF (HR, 12.0; 95% CI, 4.59–31.98).Conclusions:The effect of HF on the incidence of stroke/SE may depend on the stage or severity of HF in patients with AF. The incidence of stroke/SE was markedly increased in the 30 days after admission for HF, but compensated ‘stable’ HF did not appear to confer an independent risk.
著者
Hisashi Ogawa Yasuhiro Hamatani Kosuke Doi Yuji Tezuka Yoshimori An Mitsuru Ishii Moritake Iguchi Nobutoyo Masunaga Masahiro Esato Yeong-Hwa Chun Hikari Tsuji Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Mitsuru Abe Gregory YH Lip Masaharu Akao on behalf of the Fushimi AF Registry Investigators
出版者
日本循環器学会
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-17-0071, (Released:2017-05-25)
参考文献数
33
被引用文献数
13

Background:Female sex is considered a risk factor for thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and is included in the risk stratification scheme, CHA2DS2-VASc score. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of female Japanese AF patients.Methods and Results:The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of the AF patients in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. Follow-up data were available for 3,878 patients. Female AF patients (n=1,551, 40.0%) were older (77.0 vs. 71.4 years; P<0.001) than male patients (n=2,327, 60.0%). Female patients were more likely to have heart failure (31.1% vs. 23.7%; P<0.001). Previous stroke incidence (19.2% vs. 21.4%; P=0.083) was comparable between male and female patients. During the median follow-up period of 1,102 days, Cox regression analysis demonstrated that female sex was not independently associated with a risk of stroke or systemic embolism (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.74; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.54–1.00, P=0.051). However, female sex showed an association with a lower risk of intracranial hemorrhage (adjusted HR 0.54; 95% CI: 0.30–0.95, P=0.032) and all-cause death (adjusted HR 0.56; 95% CI: 0.46–0.68, P<0.001).Conclusions:We demonstrated that female sex is not independently associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism, but is associated with a decreased risk of intracranial hemorrhage and all-cause death in Japanese AF patients enrolled in the Fushimi AF Registry.
著者
Masaharu Akao Hisashi Ogawa Nobutoyo Masunaga Kimihito Minami Kenjiro Ishigami Syuhei Ikeda Kosuke Doi Yasuhiro Hamatani Takashi Yoshizawa Yuya Ide Akiko Fujino Mitsuru Ishii Moritake Iguchi Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Hikari Tsuji Masahiro Esato Mitsuru Abe for the Fushimi AF Registry Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-22-0023, (Released:2022-03-13)
参考文献数
32
被引用文献数
15

Background:Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of stroke and death. Oral anticoagulants (OAC) are highly effective in reducing the risk of stroke, and direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) became available worldwide in 2011.Methods and Results:The Fushimi AF Registry is an on-going prospective survey of AF patients in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The study cohort consisted of 4,489 patients (mean age 73.6 years, 59.6% male, mean CHADS2score 2.03), enrolled in 2011–2017. From 2011 to 2021, antithrombotic therapy has undergone a major transition; the proportion of patients receiving OAC has increased from 53% to 70%, with a steady uptake of DOAC (from 2% to 52%), whereas the proportion of patients receiving antiplatelet agents has decreased from 32% to 14%. Over a median follow-up of 5.1 years, the incidence of stroke/systemic embolism (SE), major bleeding, and all-cause death was 2.2%, 1.9%, and 4.9% per patient-year, respectively. The incidence of stroke/SE (1.6% vs. 2.3%; P<0.01), major bleeding (1.6% vs. 2.0%; P=0.07), and death (4.2% vs. 5.0%; P<0.01) was lower among patients enrolled in 2014–2017 than in 2011–2013, despite comparable baseline characteristics (age 73.2 vs. 73.7 years, CHADS2score 2.03 vs. 2.04, and HAS-BLED score 1.67 vs. 1.77, respectively).Conclusions:Over the past 10 years, there has been a major transition in antithrombotic therapy and a decline in the incidence of adverse events in AF patients.
著者
Nobutoyo Masunaga Mitsuru Abe Hisashi Ogawa Yuya Aono Syuhei Ikeda Kosuke Doi Yoshimori An Mitsuru Ishii Moritake Iguchi Masahiro Esato Hikari Tsuji Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Gregory Y.H. Lip Masaharu Akao on behalf of the Fushimi AF Registry Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.82, no.12, pp.2983-2991, 2018-11-24 (Released:2018-11-24)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
16

Background: The combination of oral anticoagulant (OAC) and antiplatelet drug (APD) increases the bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation (AF). Non-vitamin K antagonist OAC (NOAC) have been increasingly used since 2011. We investigated current status, time trends and outcomes of AF patients using combination therapy in 2011–2017. Methods and Results: The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of AF patients in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Of 2,378 patients with OAC at enrollment, 521 (22%) received combination therapy, while 1,857 (78%) received OAC alone. When compared with OAC alone, combination therapy patients had more comorbidities, but approximately 30% had no atherosclerotic disease. From 2011 to 2017, the prevalence of combination therapy decreased from 26% to 14%. The prevalence of NOAC increased in those on combination therapy. Off-label under-dosing of NOAC increased year by year, especially in combination therapy. During follow-up, the incidence of major bleeding (hazard ratio [HR], 1.42; 95% CI: 1.03–1.95) and stroke/systemic embolism (HR, 1.48; 95% CI: 1.09–2.00) was higher in the combination therapy than in the OAC alone group. Conclusions: In Japanese AF patients receiving OAC, the prevalence of combination therapy decreased, with the proportion of NOAC use increasing in 2011–2017. Many patients, however, received off-label NOAC under-dosing, especially in the combination therapy group. Patients with combination therapy had higher incidences of major bleeding as well as stroke/systemic embolism, compared with OAC monotherapy.
著者
Nobutoyo Masunaga Mitsuru Abe Hisashi Ogawa Yuya Aono Syuhei Ikeda Kosuke Doi Yoshimori An Mitsuru Ishii Moritake Iguchi Masahiro Esato Hikari Tsuji Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Gregory Y.H. Lip Masaharu Akao on behalf of the Fushimi AF Registry Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-18-0872, (Released:2018-10-31)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
16

Background: The combination of oral anticoagulant (OAC) and antiplatelet drug (APD) increases the bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation (AF). Non-vitamin K antagonist OAC (NOAC) have been increasingly used since 2011. We investigated current status, time trends and outcomes of AF patients using combination therapy in 2011–2017. Methods and Results: The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of AF patients in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Of 2,378 patients with OAC at enrollment, 521 (22%) received combination therapy, while 1,857 (78%) received OAC alone. When compared with OAC alone, combination therapy patients had more comorbidities, but approximately 30% had no atherosclerotic disease. From 2011 to 2017, the prevalence of combination therapy decreased from 26% to 14%. The prevalence of NOAC increased in those on combination therapy. Off-label under-dosing of NOAC increased year by year, especially in combination therapy. During follow-up, the incidence of major bleeding (hazard ratio [HR], 1.42; 95% CI: 1.03–1.95) and stroke/systemic embolism (HR, 1.48; 95% CI: 1.09–2.00) was higher in the combination therapy than in the OAC alone group. Conclusions: In Japanese AF patients receiving OAC, the prevalence of combination therapy decreased, with the proportion of NOAC use increasing in 2011–2017. Many patients, however, received off-label NOAC under-dosing, especially in the combination therapy group. Patients with combination therapy had higher incidences of major bleeding as well as stroke/systemic embolism, compared with OAC monotherapy.
著者
Hisashi Ogawa Yasuhiro Hamatani Kosuke Doi Yuji Tezuka Yoshimori An Mitsuru Ishii Moritake Iguchi Nobutoyo Masunaga Masahiro Esato Yeong-Hwa Chun Hikari Tsuji Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Mitsuru Abe Gregory YH Lip Masaharu Akao on behalf of the Fushimi AF Registry Investigators
出版者
日本循環器学会
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.81, no.10, pp.1403-1410, 2017-09-25 (Released:2017-09-25)
参考文献数
33
被引用文献数
13

Background:Female sex is considered a risk factor for thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and is included in the risk stratification scheme, CHA2DS2-VASc score. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of female Japanese AF patients.Methods and Results:The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of the AF patients in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. Follow-up data were available for 3,878 patients. Female AF patients (n=1,551, 40.0%) were older (77.0 vs. 71.4 years; P<0.001) than male patients (n=2,327, 60.0%). Female patients were more likely to have heart failure (31.1% vs. 23.7%; P<0.001). Previous stroke incidence (19.2% vs. 21.4%; P=0.083) was comparable between male and female patients. During the median follow-up period of 1,102 days, Cox regression analysis demonstrated that female sex was not independently associated with a risk of stroke or systemic embolism (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.74; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.54–1.00, P=0.051). However, female sex showed an association with a lower risk of intracranial hemorrhage (adjusted HR 0.54; 95% CI: 0.30–0.95, P=0.032) and all-cause death (adjusted HR 0.56; 95% CI: 0.46–0.68, P<0.001).Conclusions:We demonstrated that female sex is not independently associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism, but is associated with a decreased risk of intracranial hemorrhage and all-cause death in Japanese AF patients enrolled in the Fushimi AF Registry.
著者
Yasuhiro Hamatani Hisashi Ogawa Ryuji Uozumi Moritake Iguchi Yugo Yamashita Masahiro Esato Yeong-Hwa Chun Hikari Tsuji Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Mitsuru Abe Satoshi Morita Masaharu Akao
出版者
日本循環器学会
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-14-1245, (Released:2015-02-13)
参考文献数
33
被引用文献数
9 58

Background:Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are generally small and lean, but knowledge of the clinical characteristics of those with low body weight (LBW: ≤50 kg) is limited.Methods and Results:The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of AF patients who visited the participating medical institutions in Fushmi-ku, Japan. The BW and follow-up data were available for 2,945 patients. We compared the background and the incidence of clinical events during a median follow-up of 746 days between a LBW and non-LBW group. Patients in the LBW group accounted for 26.8% (788 patients) of the total. The LBW group was more often female, older, and had higher CHADS2score. The incidence of stroke/systemic embolism (SE) during follow-up was higher in the LBW group (hazard ratio (HR): 2.19, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.57–3.04; P<0.01), whereas that of major bleeding was comparable (HR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.64–1.68; P=0.84). This trend was consistently observed in the subgroups stratified by age, sex, and oral anticoagulant prescription at baseline. Multivariate analysis as well as propensity-score matching analysis further supported the significance of LBW as a risk of stroke/SE.Conclusions:Patients in the LBW group had high risk profiles and showed a higher incidence of stroke/SE, but the incidence of major bleeding was not particularly high.
著者
Yuta Seko Takao Kato Takeshi Morimoto Hidenori Yaku Yasutaka Inuzuka Yodo Tamaki Neiko Ozasa Masayuki Shiba Erika Yamamoto Yusuke Yoshikawa Yugo Yamashita Takeshi Kitai Ryoji Taniguchi Moritake Iguchi Kazuya Nagao Takafumi Kawai Akihiro Komasa Ryusuke Nishikawa Yuichi Kawase Takashi Morinaga Mamoru Toyofuku Yutaka Furukawa Kenji Ando Kazushige Kadota Yukihito Sato Koichiro Kuwahara Takeshi Kimura for the KCHF Study Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.86, no.10, pp.1547-1558, 2022-09-22 (Released:2022-09-22)
参考文献数
30
被引用文献数
3

Background: The clinical benefits of neurohormonal antagonists for patients with heart failure (HF) with mid-range and preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF and HFpEF) are uncertain.Methods and Results: This study analyzed 858 consecutive patients with HFmrEF (EF: 40–49%) or HFpEF (EF ≥50%), who were hospitalized for acute HF, and who were discharged alive, and were not taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE)-I/ angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) or β-blockers at admission. The study population was classified into 4 groups according to the status of prescription of ACE-I/ARB and β-blocker at discharge: no neurohormonal antagonist (n=342, 39.9%), ACE-I/ARB only (n=128, 14.9%), β-blocker only (n=189, 22.0%), and both ACE-I/ARB and β-blocker (n=199, 23.2%) groups. The primary outcome measure was a composite of all-cause death or HF hospitalization. The cumulative 1-year incidence of the primary outcome measure was 41.2% in the no neurohormonal antagonist group, 34.0% in the ACE-I/ARB only group, 28.6% in the β-blocker only group, and 16.4% in the both ACE-I/ARB and β-blocker group (P<0.001). Compared with the no neurohormonal antagonist group, both the ACE-I/ARB and β-blocker groups were associated with a significantly lower risk for a composite of all-cause death or HF hospitalization (HR: 0.46, 95% CI: 0.28–0.76, P=0.002).Conclusions: In hospitalized patients with HFmrEF and HFpEF, starting both ACE-I/ARB and a β-blocker was associated with a reduced risk of the composite of all-cause death or HF hospitalization compared with patients not starting on an ACE-I/ARB or β-blocker.
著者
Nobutoyo Masunaga Hisashi Ogawa Kimihito Minami Kenjiro Ishigami Syuhei Ikeda Kosuke Doi Yasuhiro Hamatani Takashi Yoshizawa Yuya Ide Akiko Fujino Mitsuru Ishii Moritake Iguchi Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Hikari Tsuji Masahiro Esato Mitsuru Abe Masaharu Akao on behalf of the Fushimi AF Registry Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-22-0180, (Released:2022-07-01)
参考文献数
22
被引用文献数
1

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients often have concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD); however, there are little data on clinical characteristics and outcomes of such patients in daily clinical practice in Japan.Methods and Results: The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of AF patients in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Follow-up data were available for 4,464 patients, and the median follow up was 5.1 (interquartile range: 2.3–8.0) years. History of CAD was present in 647 patients (14%); of those patients, 267 (41%) had history of myocardial infarction (MI). Patients with CAD were older and had more comorbidities than those without CAD. The crude incidences (% per patient-year) of cardiovascular events were significantly higher in patients with CAD than those without CAD (cardiac death: 1.8 vs. 0.7, stroke or systemic embolism [SE]: 2.9 vs. 2.1, MI: 0.6 vs. 0.1, composite of those events: 5.1 vs. 2.8, respectively, all log-rank P<0.01). After multivariate adjustment, concomitant CAD was associated with incidence of cardiac events, and history of MI was associated with incidence of MI; however, neither history of CAD nor MI was associated with the incidence of stroke/SE.Conclusions: In Japanese AF patients, concomitant CAD was associated with higher prevalences of major co-morbidities and higher incidences of cardiovascular events; however, history of CAD was not associated with the incidence of stroke/SE.
著者
Yasuhiro Hamatani Moritake Iguchi Kimihito Minami Kenjiro Ishigami Syuhei Ikeda Kosuke Doi Takashi Yoshizawa Yuya Ide Akiko Fujino Mitsuru Ishii Hisashi Ogawa Nobutoyo Masunaga Mitsuru Abe Masaharu Akao
出版者
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
雑誌
Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.61, no.12, pp.1817-1822, 2022-06-15 (Released:2022-06-15)
参考文献数
21
被引用文献数
1

Objective The severity of mitral regurgitation (MR) dynamically changes during a stress test. Isometric handgrip is a readily-available stress test in daily practice; however, little is known regarding the response to isometric handgrip in MR patients during right heart catheterization. We aimed to evaluate this issue from our case-series study. Methods We retrospectively investigated consecutive MR patients using the isometric handgrip stress test during right heart catheterization at our institution between October 2019 and April 2021. After resting measurements were obtained, sustained maximum-effort hand dynamometer grasping was maintained for about 2-3 minutes. We investigated the differences in right heart catheterization data between at rest and during handgrip, and evaluated the individual response to the isometric handgrip stress test. Results We investigated a total of 15 patients (mean age: 75±6 years, moderate/severe MR: 7/8, primary/secondary MR: 8/7, mean left ventricular ejection fraction: 56±16%, exertional dyspnea: 10). During the handgrip test, the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) significantly increased [9 (8, 13) mmHg at rest to 20 (15, 27) mmHg during handgrip; p<0.001]. PCWP changes varied among individuals (range 2-22 mmHg) and were not correlated with patients' backgrounds including age, the natriuretic peptide levels, left ventricular ejection fraction, left atrial diameter or E/e' (all p>0.05). Patients with PCWP ≥25 mmHg during handgrip had a higher prevalence of exertional dyspnea than those without [6 (100%) vs. 4 (44%); p=0.04]. Conclusion We observed dynamic and varied hemodynamic changes during isometric handgrip in MR patients, suggesting that further research is needed to evaluate the clinical value of this maneuver.
著者
Yuya Ide Hisashi Ogawa Kenjiro Ishigami Syuhei Ikeda Kosuke Doi Yasuhiro Hamatani Akiko Fujino Yoshimori An Mitsuru Ishii Moritake Iguchi Nobutoyo Masunaga Masahiro Esato Hikari Tsuji Hiromichi Wada Koji Hasegawa Mitsuru Abe Gregory Y.H. Lip Masaharu Akao for the Fushimi AF Registry Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.3, no.11, pp.629-638, 2021-11-10 (Released:2021-11-10)
参考文献数
19
被引用文献数
2

Background:The ELDERCARE-AF trial demonstrated that low-dose edoxaban prevented stroke or systemic embolism (SE) in very elderly Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in whom standard oral anticoagulant therapy was inappropriate because of high bleeding risk. The aim of this study was to elucidate the characteristics and outcomes of such patients in routine clinical practice.Methods and Results:Data were extracted from the Fushimi AF Registry for ELDERCARE-eligible NVAF patients aged ≥80 years, with a CHADS2score ≥2 and ≥1 bleeding risk factors, as shown in the ELDERCARE-AF trial. ELDERCARE-eligible patients (n=549; 12.8% of the entire cohort, 52.9% of those aged ≥80 years and with CHADS2score ≥2) were less often male, were older, had more comorbidity and higher risk scores than non-eligible patients from the entire cohort (n=3,734). The crude incidence (% per patient-year) of adverse events was significantly higher in ELDERCARE-eligible than non-eligible patients (stroke/SE, 4.8% vs. 2.0%; major bleeding, 3.6% vs. 1.9%; all-cause mortality, 15.5% vs. 3.9%; cardiovascular death, 2.7% vs. 0.6%; all log-rank P<0.001). Compared with non-eligible patients aged ≥80 years and with a CHADS2score ≥2 (n=488), the incidence of stroke/SE, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular death remained significantly higher in ELDERCARE-eligible patients.Conclusions:Patients with NVAF who met the inclusion criteria of the ELDERCARE-AF trial were common in routine clinical practice, and had poor clinical outcomes.