Ischaemic cardiovascular mortality in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation according to CHADS2 score

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 712-720

  Kim, Young Dae ^a   Cha, Myoung Jin ^a   Kim, Jinkwon ^a   Lee, Dong Hyun ^a   Lee, Hye Sun ^a   Nam, Chung Mo ^a   Nam, Hyo Suk ^a   Heo, Ji Hoe ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Ischaemic heart disease; Mortality; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHADS2 SCORE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955444271     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-11-0692     Document Type: Article

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