Open AccessComparison of Clinical Risk Stratification for Predicting Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Christopher A. Aakre,
Christopher J. McLeod,
Sherin Stephen,
Teresa S.M. Tsang,
Gregory Y.H. Lip,
Bernard J. Gersh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.113.002585
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , hazard ratio , odds ratio , cohort , stroke (engine) , cardiology , cohort study , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
Several accepted algorithms exist to characterize the risk of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation. We performed a comparative analysis to assess the predictive value of 9 such schemes.
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