Renal Impairment and Ischemic Stroke Risk Assessment in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation Friday, May 17th, 2013J Am Coll Cardiology: May 21, 2013
Objectives This study sought to determine the risk of ischemic stroke (IS)/thromboembolism (TE) associated with renal impairment and its incremental predictive value over established risk stratification scores (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes, previous stroke [CHADS2] and congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes, previous stroke, vascular disease, age 65 to 74 years, sex category (female) [CHA2DS2-VASc]) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
Background Risk stratification schemes for prediction of IS/TE in patients with AF are validated but do not include renal impairment. Read more