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Thromboembolic Risk
| 0 points: | 2.5% risk per year |
| 1 point: | 7.2% risk per year |
| 2-3 points: | 17.6% risk per year |
References
- Stroke. Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Working Group. Independent predictors of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review. Neurology 2007; 69:546.
- The Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Investigators. Predictors of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation: I. Clinical features of patients at risk. Ann Intern Med. 1992 Jan 1;116(1).
- Singer. DE, Chang Y, Borowsky LH, et al. A new risk scheme to predict ischemic stroke and other thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation: the ATRIA study stroke risk score. J Am Heart Assoc 2013; 2:e000250.
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