2005 Volume 16 Issue 6 Pages 678-682
Arteial thrombotic diseases including myocardial infarction and stroke is the leading cause of death in the world. In the industrialized countries such as Japan, the increase incidence of atrial fibrillation also contribute to the increased risk of thrombotic disease especially in the elderlies. We are attempting to generate basic database of the thrombotic disease in the Japan Thrombosis registry for atrial fibrillation, coronary or cerebrovascular events (J-TRACE) .In this study, we are planning to include 15,000 at risk patients from January, 2005 toJune, 2006. Those registered patients were observed for at least 2 years. The following information will be recorded at time of registration; Patient background, events and date of the onset, past medical history, risk factors/concurrent conditions, and the use of drugs at time of registration. Only the onset of vascular events will be recorded during the follow-up period to simplify the study.
