Validation of risk stratification schemes for predicting stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: nationwide cohort study.

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Published in BMJ on January 31, 2011

Authors

Jonas Bjerring Olesen1, Gregory Y H Lip, Morten Lock Hansen, Peter Riis Hansen, Janne Schurmann Tolstrup, Jesper Lindhardsen, Christian Selmer, Ole Ahlehoff, Anne-Marie Schjerning Olsen, Gunnar Hilmar Gislason, Christian Torp-Pedersen

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark. jo@heart.dk

Associated clinical trials:

The European Registry of Older Subjects With Atrial Fibrillation (EUROSAF) (EUROSAF) | NCT02973984

Predictors Associated With Stroke or Systemic Embolism in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With a CHA2DS2-VA Score of 0 or 1 | NCT03147911

Efficacy of a Didactic Intervention in Anticoagulated Patients (TAOPE Study) (TAOPE) | NCT03647254

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