A novel scoring system for stroke risk stratification in Japanese patients with low CHADS2 scores: Study using a transesophageal‐echocardiogram endpoint

Abstract Background Catheter ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), but it carries risk of perioperative thromboembolism even in cases with low CHADS2 scores. Here, we examined whether a combination of clinical variables can predict stroke risk factors that are assessed by...

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Main Authors: Daigo Nagahara, Naoyuki Kamiyama, Takefumi Fujito, Atsushi Mochizuki, Shinya Shimoshige, Tetsuji Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12335