Effect of current smoking on ischemic events in patients with atrial fibrillation taking vitamin K antagonist

Purpose: We investigated the association between current smoking and clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) prescribed vitamin K antagonist (VKA). Methods: We conducted a retrospective study at 71 centers in Japan. The inclusion criterion was taking a VKA for AF. Exclusion crite...

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Main Authors: Hideki Arai, Shinichiro Ueda, Kazutaka Uchida, Fumihiro Sakakibara, Norito Kinjo, Mari Nezu, Takeshi Morimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772487522000113