Young Male Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and CHA2DS2-VASc Score of 1 May Not Need Anticoagulants: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

It is unclear whether oral anticoagulants are beneficial for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with low CHA2DS2-VASc score. Age could be important in determining the risk of thromboembolism in low risk AF patients (CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1 for male or 2 for female).The Taiwan National Health Insuranc...

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Main Authors: Yi-Hsin Chan, Lung-Sheng Wu, Shang-Hung Chang, Hsin-Fu Lee, Jia-Rou Liu, Lai-Chu See, Yung-Hsin Yeh, Chi-Tai Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4795759?pdf=render