Atrial fibrillation outcomes in patients from Asia and non-Asia countries: insights from GARFIELD-AF.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differences in the clinical outcomes and level of risk among Asian versus non-Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have been sparsely investigated.

Objective

To provide a contemporary prospective comparison of outcomes for newly diagnosed patients with AF, between Asian and non-Asian regions.

Methods

Six Asian countries (China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand) and 29 countries outside Asia participated in the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-AF (GARFIELD-AF) study. Newly diagnosed patients with AF, enrolled between 2010 and 2016, were followed up for≥2 years. The outcome studies were all-cause, cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality, non-haemorrhagic stroke/systemic embolism (SE), major bleeding. The association

SUBMITTER: Cheng CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11804197 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature