Does the ATRIA stroke risk score improve prediction of ischemic stroke and thromboembolism compared to existing risk scores in patients with atrial fibrillation?
The ATRIA stroke risk score improves the prediction of severe thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation compared to existing scores, aiding antithrombotic decision-making.
The ATRIA stroke risk score performed better than existing risk scores, was validated successfully, and showed improvement in predicting severe events, which is of greatest concern. The ATRIA score should improve the antithrombotic decision for patients with AF and should provide a secure foundation for the addition of biomarkers in future prognostic models.
Singer et al. (Mon,) studied this question.