External Validation of SAFE Score to Predict Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis after Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Multicenter Study.

Miguel Quesada LópezLaura Amaya PascasioSara Blanco MaderaJorge PagolaDiana Vidal de FranciscoElena de Celis RuizInmaculada Villegas Joaquín Carneado-Ruíz Juan Antonio García-CarmonaJuan Manuel García TorrecillasAna López FerreiroIker Elosua BayesRicardo Jaime Rigual BobilloMaría Isabel López LópezÍñigo Esain GonzálezMaría Dolores Ortega OrtegaMarina Blanco RuizIrene Pérez OrtegaCarlos Lázaro HernándezBlanca Fuentes GimenoAntonio Arjona PadilloPatricia Martínez Sánchez

Published in: Stroke research and treatment (2023)

The SAFE score showed adequate discriminative ability and calibration, so its external validation is justified. Further validations in other external cohorts or specific subpopulations of stroke patients might be required.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
catheter ablation
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism
coronary artery disease
low cost