Prognostic value of CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score in patients with ‘non-valvular atrial fibrillation’ and valvular heart disease: the Loire Valley Atrial Fibrillation Project

201568 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Raphaël Philippart · Université de Tours

Anne Brunet-Bernard · Université de Tours

Nicolas Clémenty · Université de Tours

Thierry Bourguignon · Université de Tours

Alain Mirza · Université de Tours

Dominique Babuty · Université de Tours

Denis Angoulvant ·

Abstract

In patients with non-valvular AF, left-sided valvular heart disease (excluding mitral stenosis and protheses) was associated with an increased risk of stroke/TE events. A higher CHA2DS2VASc score in these patients is likely to explain these results.

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal

Volume 36, Issue 28, pp. 1822.2-1830

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv163

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