title: Modern management of atrial fibrillation requires initial identification of "low-risk" patients using the CHA2DS2-VASc score, and not focusing on "high-risk" prediction.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital.
authors.forename: Gregory Yh
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lip
authors.forename: Deirdre A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lane
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063305:Organ Dysfunction Scores; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*