Cargando…

Impact of carotid atherosclerosis in CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc-based risk score on predicting ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Vascular disease is an established risk factor for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), which is included in CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score. However, the role of carotid atherosclerosis remains to be determined. METHODS: Three hundred-ten patients with AF who underwent carotid...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cho, Dong-Hyuk, Choi, Jong-Il, Choi, Jimi, Kim, Yun Gi, Oh, Suk-Kyu, Kook, Hyungdon, Lee, Kwang No, Shim, Jaemin, Park, Seong-Mi, Shim, Wan Joo, Kim, Young-Hoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7969068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32088940
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2019.099