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Editorial
. 2018 Jan;33(1):7-8.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4148-1.

CHAD is Dead: Pragmatic Utility of the CHA2DS2-VASc Score in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation?

T Raymond Foley  1   2 , Mori J Krantz  3   4
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Editorial

CHAD is Dead: Pragmatic Utility of the CHA2DS2-VASc Score in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation?

T Raymond Foley et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Jan.
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Conflict of interest statement

TRF: none. MK: principal investigator, GLORIA-AF atrial fibrillation registry, Boehringer Ingelheim.

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