Impact of the Fibrosis-4 Index on Risk Stratification of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Findings from a Japanese Multicenter Registry

Impact of the Fibrosis-4 Index on Risk Stratification of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Findings from a Japanese Multicenter Registry

Background: Liver diseases drive the development and progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). The Fibrosis-4 (FIB4) index is a non-invasive scoring method for detecting liver fibrosis, but the prognostic impact of using it for AF patients is still unknown. Herein, we evaluated using the FIB4 index a...

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Main Authors: Yuki Saito, Yasuo Okumura, Koichi Nagashima, Daisuke Fukamachi, Katsuaki Yokoyama, Naoya Matsumoto, Eizo Tachibana, Keiichiro Kuronuma, Koji Oiwa, Michiaki Matsumoto, Toshihiko Nishida, Toshiaki Kojima, Shoji Hanada, Kazumiki Nomoto, Kazumasa Sonoda, Ken Arima, Fumiyuki Takahashi, Tomobumi Kotani, Kimie Ohkubo, Seiji Fukushima, Satoru Itou, Kunio Kondo, Hideyuki Ando, Yasumi Ohno, Motoyuki Onikura, Atsushi Hirayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
adverse clinical events
liver fibrosis
fibrosis-4 index
atrial fibrillation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/2/584

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