Unveiling the Potential of COOL-AF Scores in Diverse Populations: Insights From External Validation

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Mingfang Li. JACC Asia. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 2;4(1):70-72.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2023.11.002. eCollection 2024 Jan.

¹ Division of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

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Keywords: atrial fibrillation; bleeding; risk; stroke; thromboembolism.

Conflict of interest statement

The author has reported that she has no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

External Validation of COOL-AF Scores in the Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Atrial Fibrillation Registry.
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