Contemporary management of atrial fibrillation and the predicted vs. absolute risk of ischaemic stroke despite treatment: a report from ESC-EHRA EORP-AF Long-Term General Registry.

Wern Yew Ding Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist Laurent Fauchier Francisco Marín Tatjana S Potpara Giuseppe Boriani Gregory Yoke Hong Lipnull null

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2022)

Contemporary management of AF was associated with a low risk of ischaemic stroke. CARS and CHA2DS2-VASc score may be useful to identify high risk patients despite treatment who may benefit from more aggressive treatment and follow-up.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
heart failure
chronic kidney disease
acute coronary syndrome
peritoneal dialysis
direct oral anticoagulants
venous thromboembolism
catheter ablation
patient reported outcomes
smoking cessation