In contrast, a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 0 identifies a subgroup of patients with very low stroke risk unlikely to benefit from anticoagulation treatment. Professor Nabauer said: "AF is the most frequent ...

Olesen JB, Lip GYH, Hansen ML, et al. Validation of risk stratification schemes for predicting stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: nationwide cohort study. BMJ 2011; ...

The CHADS 2 score is a system used to predict the risk of thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation helping to guide to use of anticoagulation to prevent stroke. The CHADS 2 score has ...

Clinical outcomes were predicted using the CHA 2 DS 2-VASc score in patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, according to a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology.

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Dabigatran 150mg was superior to warfarin and dabigatran 110mg was noninferior to warfarin for preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) regardless of CHA2DS2-VASc ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and its diagnosis and management are crucial tasks for emergency physicians. An important aspect of treating patients with AF is ...

Adding blood tests to an existing risk calculator can help doctors suss out which patients with atrial fibrillation would most benefit from blood thinners, according to findings published Aug. 6 in ...

Although patients with A-fib and those with atrial flutter (AFL) are generally managed by clinicians in much the same way for stroke prevention, new data suggest that a common risk score used for both ...

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