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Dynamic assessment of stroke and bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation is essential for guiding oral anticoagulant prescription and modifying bleeding risk factors.
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Emphasizes the need for dynamic assessment of stroke and bleeding risks in atrial fibrillation patients to optimize oral anticoagulant therapy and correct modifiable risk factors.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important risk factor of ischemic stroke (1), and stroke prevention is the cornerstone for the AF management. The decision about the prescriptions of oral anticoagulants (OACs) should be based on the stroke risk of each AF patients. Also, the bleeding risk of anticoagulated patients should be evaluated, so that closer follow-up could be arranged for those who are potentially at risk, and modifiable bleeding risk factors could be corrected.
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Chao et al. (2018) conducted an editorial in Atrial fibrillation. Scoring schemes for stroke and bleeding risk was evaluated. Dynamic assessment of stroke and bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation is essential for guiding oral anticoagulant prescription and modifying bleeding risk factors.
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