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Does the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scale sufficiently predict the risk of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with diagnosed atrial fibrillation treated with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants?

The CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scale does not include potential risk factors for left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT) formation such as a form of atrial fibrillation (AF) and impaired kidney function. The real risk of thromboembolic complications in AF patients is still unclear as well as an optimal anticoag...

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Autores principales: Michalska, Anna, Gorczyca, Iwona, Chrapek, Magdalena, Kapłon-Cieślicka, Agnieszka, Uziębło-Życzkowska, Beata, Starzyk, Katarzyna, Jelonek, Olga, Budnik, Monika, Gawałko, Monika, Krzesiński, Paweł, Jurek, Agnieszka, Scisło, Piotr, Kochanowski, Janusz, Kiliszek, Marek, Gielerak, Grzegorz, Filipiak, Krzysztof J., Opolski, Grzegorz, Wożakowska-Kapłon, Beata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32569181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000020570