Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2019 Oct;29(7):386-391. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2018.11.003. Epub 2018 Nov 6.
Stroke is a notorious complication in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and risk stratification is pivotal for stroke prevention strategy. The risk of AF-related stroke is a mixture of complex interaction between increasing age and important comorbidities. Therefore, this article aims to provide a comprehensive review on these important risk factors of stroke in AF patients, mainly focusing on the component of CHADS-VASc score, as well as some other potential risk factors.
中风是房颤（AF）患者的一种严重并发症，风险分层对于预防中风策略至关重要。AF 相关中风的风险是年龄增长和重要合并症之间复杂相互作用的混合体。因此，本文旨在全面综述 AF 患者中风的这些重要危险因素，主要集中在 CHADS-VASc 评分的组成部分以及一些其他潜在的危险因素。
