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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Autores principales: Chan, Yi-Hsin, Wu, Lung-Sheng, Chang, Shang-Hung, Lee, Hsin-Fu, Liu, Jia-Rou, See, Lai-Chu, Yeh, Yung-Hsin, Kuo, Chi-Tai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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