Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with High CHADS 2 ‐ and CHA 2 DS 2 VAS c ‐Scores: Anticoagulate or Monitor High‐Risk Patients?
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Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with High CHADS2- and CHA2DS2VASc-Scores: Anticoagulate or Monitor High-Risk Patients?
BACKGROUND In patients with known atrial fibrillation (AF) different scores are utilized to estimate the risk of thromboembolic events and guide oral anticoagulation. Diagnosis of AF strongly depends on the duration of electrocardiogram monitoring. The aim of this study was to use established scores to predict the prevalence of AF. METHODS The CHADS2- (Congestive Heart failure, hypertension, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0147-8389,1540-8159
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12470