CHADS 2 and CHA 2DS 2-VASc scores in the prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2380-2385

  Chao, Tze Fan ^a,b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Tsai, Chin Feng ^e   Lin, Wei Shiang ^c   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b   Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^a,f   Li, Cheng Hung ^a,b   Hartono, Beny ^a   Chang, Hung Yu ^d   Ambrose, Kibos ^a   Wu, Tsu Juey ^b,e   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; CHA 2DS 2 VASc score; CHADS 2 score

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHA2DS2 VASC SCORE; CHADS2 SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMBOLISM; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 81855184867     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.045     Document Type: Article

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