Applicability of the modified CHA2DS2-VASc score for stroke risk stratification in Caucasian atrial fibrillation patients

Eur J Intern Med. 2017 Mar:38:e21-e22. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Nov 15.
No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Risk prediction; Stroke.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Acenocoumarol / administration & dosage
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
  • Electric Countershock
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • ROC Curve
  • Risk Assessment / methods
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Spain
  • Stroke / diagnosis*
  • Thromboembolism / epidemiology*
  • Thromboembolism / etiology

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Acenocoumarol