The ABC (age, biomarkers, clinical history) stroke risk score: a biomarker-based risk score for predicting stroke in atrial fibrillation.

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Published in Eur Heart J on February 25, 2016

Authors

Ziad Hijazi1, Johan Lindbäck2, John H Alexander3, Michael Hanna4, Claes Held5, Elaine M Hylek6, Renato D Lopes3, Jonas Oldgren5, Agneta Siegbahn7, Ralph A H Stewart8, Harvey D White8, Christopher B Granger3, Lars Wallentin5, ARISTOTLE and STABILITY Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala, Sweden ziad.hijazi@ucr.uu.se.
2: Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala, Sweden.
3: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
4: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA.
5: Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala, Sweden.
6: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
7: Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala, Sweden Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
8: Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Associated clinical trials:

Apixaban for the Prevention of Stroke in Subjects With Atrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) | NCT00412984

The Stabilization of Atherosclerotic Plaque by Initiation of Darapladib Therapy Trial (STABILITY) | NCT00799903

Anticoagulant and Antiarrhythmic Management Based on Continuous Rhythm Monitoring | NCT04038944

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