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Dabigatran Superior to Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Lower CHA2DS2-VASc Scores

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Dabigatran 150mg was superior to warfarin and dabigatran 110mg was noninferior to warfarin for preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) regardless of CHA2DS2-VASc ...
Medical Xpress

CHADS2 risk score assigns over one-third of stroke patients to low or intermediate stroke risk

The CHADS2 stroke risk scores 0 or 1 assign more than one-third of patients in atrial fibrillation with stroke to low or intermediate risk not mandating oral anticoagulation, according to research ...
Medscape

CHA2DS2-VASc Score and Risk for Major Bleeding

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and its diagnosis and management are crucial tasks for emergency physicians. An important aspect of treating patients with AF is ...
Medscape

CHA2DS2-VASc: Fine-tuning prediction of stroke risk

Olesen JB, Lip GYH, Hansen ML, et al. Validation of risk stratification schemes for predicting stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: nationwide cohort study. BMJ 2011; ...
TCTMD

Ischemic Stroke Risk Scoring May Not Be Accurate for Patients With Atrial Flutter

Although patients with A-fib and those with atrial flutter (AFL) are generally managed by clinicians in much the same way for stroke prevention, new data suggest that a common risk score used for both ...