The ABC-Stroke Score Refines Stroke Risk Stratification in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation at the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To evaluate the performance of the ABC (Age, Biomarkers, Clinical history) and CHA₂DS₂-VASc stroke scores under real-world conditions in an emergency setting.

Methods and results

The performance of the biomarker-based ABC-stroke score and the clinical variable-based CHA₂DS₂-VASc score for stroke risk assessment were prospectively evaluated in a consecutive series of 2,108 patients with acute symptomatic atrial fibrillation at a tertiary care emergency department. Performance was assessed according to methods for the development and validation of clinical prediction models by Steyerberg et al. and the Transparent Reporting of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis. During a cumulative observation

SUBMITTER: Niederdockl J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271836 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature