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Does CHA2DS2-VASc Improve Stroke Risk Stratification in Postmenopausal Women with Atrial Fibrillation?
Abstract: Background: Risk stratification of atrial fibrillation patients with a congestive heart failure (C), hypertension (H), age ≥ 75 (A), diabetes (D), stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) (S2) (CHADS2) score of
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - October 18, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JoEllyn M. Abraham, Joseph Larson, Mina K. Chung, Anne B. Curtis, Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, Jonathan D. Newman, Marco Perez, Kathryn Rexrode, Nawar M. Shara, Allen J. Solomon, Marcia L. Stefanick, James C. Torner, Bruce L. Wilkoff, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoll Tags: Clinical research studies Source Type: research

Vascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, and Restless Legs Syndrome in Women
Conclusions: In this large cohort of female health professionals, various vascular risk factors are associated with the prevalence of restless legs syndrome. We could not confirm the results of previous reports indicating an association between prevalent cardiovascular disease and restless legs syndrome.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - February 15, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Anke C. Winter, Markus Schürks, Robert J. Glynn, Julie E. Buring, J. Michael Gaziano, Klaus Berger, Tobias Kurth Tags: Clinical research studies Source Type: research

CHADS2 Score, Statin Therapy, and Risks of Atrial Fibrillation
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of statin treatment for atrial fibrillation prevention in elderly patients with hypertension, and to determine if comorbidity or CHADS2 (Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age ≥75 years, Diabetes mellitus, prior Stroke or transient ischemic attack) score can predict the effectiveness of statin treatment. Methods: Patients aged ≥65 years with hypertension were identified from a National Health Insurance research database (a systemic sampling from 2000 to 2009 with a total of 1,000,000 subjects). Medical records of 27,002 patients were used in this study, in which 2400 (8....
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - January 17, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Chen-Ying Hung, Ching-Heng Lin, El-Wui Loh, Chih-Tai Ting, Tsu-Juey Wu Tags: Clinical research studies Source Type: research

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