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Prognostic value of CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score in patients with ‘non-valvular atrial fibrillation’ and valvular heart disease: the Loire Valley Atrial Fibrillation Project

Raphaël Philippart, Anne Brunet-Bernard, Nicolas Clémenty, Thierry Bourguignon, Alain Mirza, Dominique Babuty, Denis Angoulvant, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Laurent Fauchier

European Heart Journal · 2015 · 67 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

In patients with non-valvular AF, left-sided valvular heart disease (excluding mitral stenosis and protheses) was associated with an increased risk of stroke/TE events. A higher CHA2DS2VASc score in these patients is likely to explain these results.

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