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Optimising prediction of mortality, stroke, and major bleeding for patients with atrial fibrillation: validation of the GARFIELD-AF tool in UK primary care electronic records.

Patricia N ApentengDavid Prieto MerinoSiew Wan HeeTrudie Ca LobbanRishi CaleyachettyDavid A Fitzmaurice
Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2023)
VASc score for discriminating stroke and death and superior to the HAS-BLED score for discriminating major bleeding. The models consistently underpredicted the level of risk, suggesting that a recalibration is needed to optimise its use in the UK population.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • primary care
  • cross sectional
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • cardiovascular disease
  • general practice
  • blood brain barrier
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage