The prediction of postoperative stroke or death in patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation undergoing non‐cardiac surgery: a VISION sub‐study

ConclusionsIn AF patients, the 3 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.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - August 13, 2015 Category: Hematology Authors: Finlay A. McAlister, Michael Jacka, Michelle Graham, Erik Youngson, George Cembrowski, Sean M. Bagshaw, Neesh Pannu, Derek R. Townsend, Sadeesh Srinathan, Pablo Alonso‐Coello, P J Devereaux Tags: Original Article ‐ Cardiovascular Medicine Source Type: research