Performance of the ABCD and ABCD2 scores in TIA patients with carotid stenosis and atrial fibrillation

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 231-235

  Koton, S ^a,b   Rothwell, P M ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABCD score; ABCD2 score; Atrial fibrillation; Carotid stenosis; Stroke risk; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548098925     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104483     Document Type: Article

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