Lack of Concordance Between Empirical Scores and Physician Assessments of Stroke and Bleeding Risk in Atrial Fibrillation | Zendy

Benjamin A. Steinberg | Zendy; Sunghee Kim | Zendy; Laine Thomas | Zendy; Gregg C. Fonarow | Zendy; Elaine M. Hylek | Zendy; Jack Ansell | Zendy; Alan S. Go | Zendy; Paul Chang | Zendy; Peter R. Kowey | Zendy; Bernard J. Gersh | Zendy; Kenneth W. Mahaffey | Zendy; Daniel E. Singer | Zendy; Jonathan P. Piccini | Zendy; Eric D. Peterson | Zendy

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Lack of Concordance Between Empirical Scores and Physician Assessments of Stroke and Bleeding Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

Author(s) -

Benjamin A. Steinberg,

Sunghee Kim,

Laine Thomas,

Gregg C. Fonarow,

Elaine M. Hylek,

Jack Ansell,

Alan S. Go,

Paul Chang,

Peter R. Kowey,

Bernard J. Gersh,

Kenneth W. Mahaffey,

Daniel E. Singer,

Jonathan P. Piccini,

Eric D. Peterson

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.114.008643

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , diabetes mellitus , concordance , heart failure , cardiology , risk assessment , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , computer security , computer science , engineering , endocrinology

Physicians treating patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) must weigh the benefits of anticoagulation in preventing stroke versus the risk of bleeding. Although empirical models have been developed to predict such risks, the degree to which these coincide with clinicians' estimates is unclear.

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