CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score stratifies mortality risk in heart failure patients aged 75 years and older with and without atrial fibrillation.
Andrea SonaglioniChiara LonatiElisabetta RigamontiMauro ViganòGian Luigi NicolosiMarco ProiettiMichele LombardoSergio HarariPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2022)
-VASc score ≥ 5 predicts increased risk of all-cause mortality and re-hospitalizations for all causes in elderly HF patients, regardless of AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- chronic kidney disease
- middle aged
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- community dwelling
- direct oral anticoagulants
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- left ventricular