Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and clinical indication.

Baseline characteristics	n = 15
Age (yrs)	77.5 ± 6.5
Male	9 (60.0%)
BMI (kg/m2)	26.5 ± 4.1
Congestive heart failure	3 (20.0%)
Hypertension	11 (73.3%)
Age ≥ 75 years	9 (60.0%)
Diabetes mellitus	2 (13.3%)
Previous stroke/TIA	8 (53.3%)
Vascular disease	6 (40.0%)
Permanent AF	11 (73.3%)
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	1.21 ± 0.63
CHADS-VASc score	4.7 ± 1.0
HAS-BLED score	3.1 ± 0.7
Indications	n = 15
Cerebral bleeding	3 (20.0%)
Major bleeding	5 (33.3%)
Minor bleeding	3 (20.0%)
Recurrent stroke under OAC	4 (26.7%)

Numbers are mean ± SD or number (%). AF: atrial fibrillation, BMI: body mass index, OAC: oral anticoagulant, TIA: transient ischemic attack.