Relationship between CHA2DS2-VASc score and atrial electromechanical function in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: A pilot study


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Vatan M. B., Yilmaz S., Agac M. T., Cakar M. A., Erkan H., Aksoy M., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.66, ss.382-387, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

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Background: CHA2DS2-VASc score is the most widely preferred method for prediction of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. We hypothesized that CHA2DS2-VASc score may represent atrial remodeling status, and therefore echocardiographic evaluation of left atrial electromechanical remodeling can be used to identify patients with high risk.