Impact of carotid atherosclerosis in CHA2DS2-VASc-based risk score on predicting ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

First, although carotid atherosclerosis was associated with ischemic stroke, the impact of medications including antiplatelet agents or anticoagulants on ischemic stroke might not be significant in our study because of the small size number of patients enrolled and the different types of drugs prescribed in clinical practice.

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