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. 2019 Oct 31;8(21):e012697. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012697

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Calibration of ABCD score. ABCD score categories were defined as low risk (score=0), moderate risk (score 1, 2), and high risk (score 3, 4). There were no significant differences between observed stroke event number (blue) and expected stroke event number (red). ABCD indicates age, NT‐proBNP, CCr, and dimension of the LA; AF, atrial fibrillation; CHA ₂ DS ₂‐VA, congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or transient ischemic attack, vascular disease, and age 65 to 74 years; CCr, creatinine clearance rate; LA, left atrium; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal pro B‐type natriuretic peptide.