The 2010 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on the Management of Atrial Fibrillation Gregory Y.H. Lip, MD, Jonathan L. Halperin, MD, Hung-Fat Tse, MD, PhD CHEST Volume 139, Issue 4, Pages 738-741 (April 2011) DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-2763 Copyright © 2011 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Algorithm summarizing the approach to thromboprophylaxis in the 2010 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for management of patients with AF. CHADS2 = congestive heart failure, hypertension, age, diabetes, prior stroke or transient ischemic attack; OAC = oral anticoagulation; TIA = transient ischemic attack. (Republished with permission from the European Heart Journal1). CHEST 2011 139, 738-741DOI: (10.1378/chest.10-2763) Copyright © 2011 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions