title: [Five years after mortality of atrial fibrillation in community-dwelling Japanese aged 40 years or older in Japan].
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.
authors: Department of Stroke Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School.
authors: Kenichiro
authors: K
authors: Sakai
authors: Kazumi
authors: K
authors: Kimura
authors: Yasuyuki
authors: Y
authors: Ighuchi
authors: Akihiko
authors: A
authors: Yoshioka
authors: Fumiaki
authors: F
authors: Moriyasu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000401:mortality; D020521:Stroke / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors