CHA2DS2-VASc Score Is Directly Associated with the Risk of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Walid Saliba, MD, MPH, Gad Rennert, MD, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 127, Issue 1, Pages 45-52 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.10.004 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Incidence rate of pulmonary embolism (A) and all-cause mortality (B) according to CHA2DS2-VASc score; CHS cohort, Israel. CHA2DS2-VASc = Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age ≥75 [doubled], Diabetes, Stroke [doubled] – Vascular disease, Age 65-74, and Sex category [female]. The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, 45-52DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.10.004) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves according to CHA2DS2-VASc score categories:* pulmonary embolism (A) and all-cause mortality (B); CHS cohort, Israel. CHA2DS2-VASc = Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age ≥75 [doubled], Diabetes, Stroke [doubled] – Vascular disease, Age 65-74, and Sex category [female]. The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, 45-52DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.10.004) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions