Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21647574›Full record

ReviewCurrent atherosclerosis reports2011

Prediction of stroke risk in atrial fibrillation, prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation, and the impact of long-term monitoring for detecting atrial fibrillation.

George Thomas, Bruce B Lerman

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Review in Current atherosclerosis reports, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

George ThomasDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.
Bruce B Lerman
Cornell University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a large public health problem that affects about 1% of the population in the United States. It confers an increased risk for stroke and thromboembolism, but the stroke risk is not equal in all patients. Further refinement in stratifying stroke risk in patients with AF will help in properly directing therapy for AF patients while minimizing adverse events. Warfarin is the first-line treatment for stroke reduction in patients with AF, but many new drugs are on the horizon that will significantly change practice. New and improved cardiac monitoring techniques and devices will help with detection of AF in those at risk for stroke and will assist in assessing which patients will most benefit from anticoagulation.

Indexed as

Risk AssessmentAnticoagulantsAntithrombinsAtrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationDefibrillators, ImplantableElectrocardiographyFactor Xa InhibitorsHemorrhageHumansHypertensionInternational Normalized RatioPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicRisk FactorsStrokeAnticoagulantsAntithrombinsFactor Xa InhibitorsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsVitamin K

Identifiers

PMID21647574
OpenAlexW2025151203

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