Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
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J. Thromb. Haemost. · Oct 2015
The prediction of postoperative stroke or death in patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation undergoing non-cardiac surgery: a VISION sub-study.
The optimal means of pre-operative risk stratification in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is uncertain. ⋯ In AF patients, the three thromboembolic risk scores performed similarly to the RCRI in predicting death within 30 days and the CHADS2 score was the best predictor of postoperative stroke/death regardless of type of surgery.