Impact of carotid atherosclerosis in CHA2DS2-VASc-based risk score on predicting ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Conclusions: Increased CIMT and presence of carotid plaque are associated with a high risk of ischemic stroke, and CIMT is related to myocardial remodeling and diastolic dysfunction, suggesting that carotid atherosclerosis can improve risk prediction of stroke in patients with AF, when included under vascular disease in the CHA2DS2-VASc scoring system.
PMID: 32088940 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - February 23, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Cho DH, Choi JI, Choi J, Kim YG, Oh SK, Kook H, Lee KN, Shim J, Park SM, Shim WJ, Kim YH Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research