Abstract
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of developing stroke, and oral anticoagulants (OACs) are commonly used in stroke prevention. The CHA2DS2-VASc score has been proved to be a simple and effective tool for stroke risk assessment which guides the selection of treatment with OACs. This score is calculated using disease diagnoses; however, a range of different versions exist, making comparability questionable.The aim of this study was to compare CHA2DS2-VASc scores in OAC treated patients with a hospital-confirmed diagnosis of AF in Scotland using different subsets of ICD-10 codes.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 267 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | International Journal of Population Data Science |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 18 Apr 2017 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 18 Apr 2017 |
| Event | International Population Data Linkage Conference 2016 - Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom Duration: 24 Aug 2016 → 26 Aug 2016 |
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Keywords
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- Scotland
- AF
- stroke