Ischemic stroke risk factors not included in the CHADS-VASC score in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Laurine Le Goff Stanislas Demuth Andreas Fickl Lucian Mureşan

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2023)

-VASc score, the absence of anticoagulants and the permanent type of atrial fibrillation were the main predictive factors for the occurrence of acute ischemic stroke. Larger studies are necessary for conclusive results about other factors.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
acute ischemic stroke
oral anticoagulants
risk factors
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
risk assessment
percutaneous coronary intervention
left ventricular