Interaction between atrial fibrillation or flutter and the CHA2DS2-VASc score on the risk of ischemic stroke: A population-based cohort study
AF/AFL and the CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score interacted to increase ischemic stroke rate beyond their individual effects. Among individual CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score components, female sex was associated with the largest interaction effect.
Authors
- Henrik Toft Sørensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4299-7040)
- Péter Szentkúti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7831-999X)
- Morten Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4935-4059)
- Erzsébet Horváth–Puhó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3594-2212)
- Kasper Bonnesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8626-2372)
- Mohab Basem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8859-6083)
Institutions
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133397
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16
Funders
- Aarhus Universitet
- Danish Diabetes Academy
- Novo Nordisk Fonden