Incident Comorbidities, Aging and the Risk of Stroke in 608,108 Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Analysis

Incident Comorbidities, Aging and the Risk of Stroke in 608,108 Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Analysis

Background: We hypothesized that the change in stroke risk profile between baseline and follow-up may be a better predictor of ischemic stroke than the baseline stroke risk determination using the CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score ((congestive heart failure, hypertensi...

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Main Authors: Laurent Fauchier, Alexandre Bodin, Arnaud Bisson, Julien Herbert, Pascal Spiesser, Nicolas Clementy, Dominique Babuty, Tze-Fan Chao, Gregory Y. H. Lip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
ischemic stroke
risk evaluation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/4/1234

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