Is there a need for adjusting the results of the recent meta-analysis on the novel oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation to the baseline CHADS₂score?

MeSH terms

• Administration, Oral
• Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
• Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
• Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology
• Atrial Fibrillation / pathology*
• Humans
• Meta-Analysis as Topic
• Severity of Illness Index*
• Stroke / epidemiology
• Stroke / pathology
• Stroke / prevention & control