Revista de neurologia
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Revista de neurologia · Jul 2012
[Cardioembolic stroke in atrial fibrillation and new anticoagulation criteria: a therapeutic dare].
Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases five times the risk of stroke. The new risk stratification scheme for establishment of oral anticoagulation CHA2-DS2-VASc performs better in risk stratification of stroke compared to the prior CHADS2 scale. ⋯ In our study, we found low compliance scales of thromboembolic risk stratification in patients with AF for an optimal treatment strategy. It should be increased its use for primary prevention of stroke and optimization of anti-coagulant therapy in patients with AF.