January 28, 2021
View Full PaperUtility of the CHA2DS2-VASc score for predicting ischaemic stroke in patients with or without atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Structured PICO
Does the CHA2DS2-VASc score accurately predict ischaemic stroke in patients with or without atrial fibrillation?
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Population
Patients with or without non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF)
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Intervention
CHA2DS2-VASc score for stroke prediction
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Outcome
Ischaemic strokehard clinical
The CHA2DS2-VASc score has only modest discrimination for predicting ischemic stroke regardless of NVAF presence, highlighting the need for better prediction models.
Abstract
This meta-analysis suggests that the discrimination power of the CHA2DS2-VASc score in predicting ischaemic stroke is modest, and is similar in the presence or absence of NVAF. More accurate stroke prediction models are thus needed for the NVAF population.