Articles Tagged With: cha2ds2-vasc
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Age Drives Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation
Among patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation age 66-74 years without other CHA2DS2-VASc risk factors for thromboembolism, the older they are in this age range, the more likely they are to experience a stroke. -
What Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation Burden Reveals About Stroke Risk
In a retrospective analysis of electronic health record data matched with remote pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recordings of atrial fibrillation episodes, a threshold daily arrhythmia burden portending higher stroke risk was determined over a range of CHA2DS2-VASc scores.
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Atrial Flutter, Atrial Fibrillation, and Ischemic Stroke