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. 2021 Dec;19(4):159-160.
doi: 10.3121/cmr.2021.1701.

COVID-19 and the CHA2DS2-VASc Score: Is It Time to Refine?

Joshua K Salabei  1
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COVID-19 and the CHA2DS2-VASc Score: Is It Time to Refine?

Joshua K Salabei. Clin Med Res. 2021 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; CHA2DS2-VASc; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Stroke.

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