Why the study?
What are the clinical predictors of major vascular events in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and a recent transient ischemic attack or minor ischemic stroke?
Population
375 patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and a recent episode of transient or nondisabling…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 1.6 years
Authors
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May aid risk stratification in NRAF with recent ischemia; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes.
What are the clinical predictors of major vascular events in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and a recent transient ischemic attack or minor ischemic stroke?
Six easily obtainable clinical characteristics can stratify the risk of major vascular events in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and recent cerebral ischemia, helping to guide secondary prevention.
Latum et al. (1995) studied this question.
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