Refining Clinical Risk Stratification for Predicting Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation Using a Novel Risk Factor-Based Approach

Y.H. Lip, Gregory; Nieuwlaat, Robby; Pisters, Ron; A. Lane, Deirdre; J.G.M. Crijns, Harry

doi:10.1378/chest.09-1584

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Refining Clinical Risk Stratification for Predicting Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation Using a Novel Risk Factor-Based Approach

Published in CHEST Journal • Sep 18, 2009

Authors:

Gregory Y.H. Lip

Robby Nieuwlaat

Ron Pisters

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Contemporary clinical risk stratification schemata for predicting stroke and thromboembolism (TE) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are largely derived from risk factors identified from trial cohorts. Thus, many potential risk factors have not been included. METHODS: We refined t...

Subject

Medicine

Schema (genetic algorithms)

Framingham Risk Score

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