Five years after mortality of atrial fibrillation in community-dwelling Japanese aged 40 years or older in Japan

Rinshō shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology
Kenichiro SakaiFumiaki Moriyasu

Abstract

A community-based study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Japanese adults aged ≥40 years in Kurashiki-city at 2006. We investigated mortality of adult residents with AF in Kurashiki city after 5 years from the previous study. In 1,164 adult residents with AF, 279 persons (24.0%) were dead in this survey. The cause of death was summarized as follow; cancer was 24%, cardiac disease without hypertension was 24%, ischemic stroke 11%, stroke without ischemic stroke was 6%, pneumonia was 13%, and freak accident was 3%. Residents with AF were dead of many another courses than cardio-cerebrovascular disease. When atrial fibrillation was diagnosed, we should be evaluate the heart by a cardiovascular specialist and evaluate patient's general medical condition.

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