AN ALTERNATIVE EQUATION TO PREDICT STROKE RISK IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 71; no. 11; p. A2628
• Main Authors: Hakki, A-Hamid I., Stein, Bernardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 10.03.2018; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiology; Decision making; Fibrillation; Health risks; Heart attacks; Stroke

Methods An alternative acronym to predict SR is presented that needs no scores or tables, has no zero score, is not hard to remember and may be more meaningful to patients and physicians prior to shared decision making regarding AC: (AFIB)2 + S4 + paf + 0.1, where A is age 75 or greater, F is heart...