Prior ischemic strokes are non-inferior for predicting future ischemic strokes than CHA2DS2-VASc score in hemodialysis patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Abstract Background We tested whether CHA2DS2-VASc and/or HAS-BLED scores better predict ischemic stroke and major bleeding, respectively, than their individual components in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods A retrospective cohort study of a clinical dat...

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Main Authors: Anat Bel-Ange, Shani Zilberman Itskovich, Liana Avivi, Kobi Stav, Shai Efrati, Ilia Beberashvili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02384-0