Young Male Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc Score of 1 May Not Need Anticoagulants: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether oral anticoagulants are beneficial for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with low CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score. Age could be important in determining the risk of thromboembolism in low risk AF patients (CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score of 1 for male or 2 for female). METHODS: The T...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4795759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26986069 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151485 |