Could the CHA2DS2-VASc schema help stratify risk of ischemic stroke for individual patients with congestive heart failure?

We read the article “Risk of stroke in congestive heart failure with and without atrial fibrillation” by Kang et al. [1] interestingly, which has great clinical significance in prevention of ischemic stroke during the management of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. CHF has been shown to be associated with2 t o 3 times higher risk of stroke [2,3], also known as cardioembolism that is due to thrombus formation caused by atrial fibrillation (AF) or stagnation of blood in the left ventricle [4,5].
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research