TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of Stroke Risk Stratification Scores for Atrial Fibrillation
AU - Avgil Tsadok, Meytal
AU - Berliner Senderey, Adi
AU - Reges, Orna
AU - Leibowitz, Morton
AU - Leventer-Roberts, Maya
AU - Hoshen, Moshe
AU - Haim, Moti
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Several stroke risk stratification scores have been developed to guide clinical decision-making in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the CHADS 2 , CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc and R 2 CHADS 2 risk scores to predict stroke. This retrospective cohort study was based on electronic medical records from Clalit Health Services (CHS), the largest payer provider healthcare organization in Israel. Data of CHS members with AF diagnosis between 2004 and 2015 were extracted. Demographic and co-morbidity data were used to calculate the 3 risk scores, and the performance of the scores to predict stroke were compared using area under the curve and net reclassification index. Of the 89,213 CHS members with AF, 52.3% were women and median age was 76 years. The proportions of patients at high risk were 66.2%, 86.7%, and 71.1% in the CHADS 2, CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc, and R 2 CHADS 2 , respectively, with stroke incidence rates of 2.91, 2.35, and 2.80 per 100 person-years, respectively. Area under the curves for stroke prediction were 0.61 for both CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc and 0.59 for R 2 CHADS 2 . Net reclassification index analysis demonstrated a net improvement of 0.089 in the index when CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc was compared with CHADS 2 and a net reduction of 0.083 when R 2 CHADS 2 was compared with CHADS 2 . In conclusion, current stroke stratification scores have comparable but limited ability to predict stroke in patients with AF. Stroke prevention strategies may vary depending on the applied stratification. There is a need for a better stroke risk stratification score for patients with AF.
AB - Several stroke risk stratification scores have been developed to guide clinical decision-making in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the CHADS 2 , CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc and R 2 CHADS 2 risk scores to predict stroke. This retrospective cohort study was based on electronic medical records from Clalit Health Services (CHS), the largest payer provider healthcare organization in Israel. Data of CHS members with AF diagnosis between 2004 and 2015 were extracted. Demographic and co-morbidity data were used to calculate the 3 risk scores, and the performance of the scores to predict stroke were compared using area under the curve and net reclassification index. Of the 89,213 CHS members with AF, 52.3% were women and median age was 76 years. The proportions of patients at high risk were 66.2%, 86.7%, and 71.1% in the CHADS 2, CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc, and R 2 CHADS 2 , respectively, with stroke incidence rates of 2.91, 2.35, and 2.80 per 100 person-years, respectively. Area under the curves for stroke prediction were 0.61 for both CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc and 0.59 for R 2 CHADS 2 . Net reclassification index analysis demonstrated a net improvement of 0.089 in the index when CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc was compared with CHADS 2 and a net reduction of 0.083 when R 2 CHADS 2 was compared with CHADS 2 . In conclusion, current stroke stratification scores have comparable but limited ability to predict stroke in patients with AF. Stroke prevention strategies may vary depending on the applied stratification. There is a need for a better stroke risk stratification score for patients with AF.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.02.056
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.02.056
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C2 - 30926148
AN - SCOPUS:85063319114
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 123
SP - 1828
EP - 1834
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 11
ER -