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; ...

INTRODUCTION The CHA2DS2 -VASc and R2CHA2DS2-VASc scoring systems were designed to stratify thromboembolic risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. The R2CHA2DS2-VASc score, compared with the ...

Female sex has a strong relationship with stroke risk in patients with nonvalvular A-fib, a new analysis affirms, but the disparity between women and men varies according to the presence of other risk ...

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 ...

A recent British study published in European Heart Journal has reignited discussions on the role of sex as a determinant in prescribing anticoagulants, particularly for patients under the age of 65.

Adding blood tests to an existing risk calculator can help doctors suss out which patients with atrial fibrillation would most benefit from blood thinners, according to findings published Aug. 6 in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Katia Orvin, MD, of the cardiology department of Rabin Medical Center at Tel-Aviv University in Israel, and ...

BOSTON -- In deciding on anticoagulation with apixaban (Eliquis) for patients with device-detected, subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF), one key number appeared to distinguish those for whom the ...

This indicator covers the percentage of patients with atrial fibrillation and a last recorded CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2 or more who are currently prescribed a direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC) if ...

In 2011, key trials with oral factor Xa inhibitors in patients with atrial fibrillation highlighted promising data on these novel anticoagulants. Patients with ≥1 stroke risk factors can be considered ...