Predicting Major Bleeding in Ischemic Stroke Patients With Atrial Fibrillation [Brief Report]
Conclusions—Performance of prediction models for major bleeding in patients with cerebral ischemia and atrial fibrillation is modest but comparable with performance in patients with only atrial fibrillation. Bleeding risk scores cannot guide treatment decisions for oral anticoagulants but may still be useful to identify modifiable risk factors for bleeding. Clinical usefulness may be best for ORBIT, which is based on a limited number of easily obtainable variables and showed reasonable performance.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Nina A. Hilkens, Ale Algra, Jacoba P. Greving Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Secondary Prevention, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research
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