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; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BURLINGTON — Researchers at the University of Vermont have developed a more precise way to assess stroke risk in people with ...

Introduction: The CHA2DS2 -VASc and R2CHA2DS2‑VASc scoring systems were designed to stratify thromboembolic risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. The R2CHA2DS2‑VASc score, compared with the ...

The improved CHA2DS2-VASc-Biomarkers risk calculator accounts for these additional risks factors by adding results from the blood tests to the calculation. In the first study, researchers looked at ...

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 ...

Female sex has a strong relationship with stroke risk in patients with nonvalvular A-fib, a new analysis affirms, but the disparity between women and men varies according to the presence of other risk ...

Left atrial reservoir strain improves stroke prediction in people without prior atrial fibrillation (AF) or stroke when added to CHA 2 DS 2-VASc variables, according to a study published online Dec.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Katia Orvin, MD, of the cardiology department of Rabin Medical Center at Tel-Aviv University in Israel, and ...

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This indicator covers the percentage of patients with atrial fibrillation and a last recorded CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2 or more who are currently prescribed a direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC) if ...