073_16825-F1 Is the First Clinical Episode of Atrial Fibrillation Enough to take a Decision for Long-term Anticoagulation Therapy?

Long-term anticoagulation therapy is recommended for patients after their first atrial fibrillation (AF) episode if the CHA2DS2-VASc score is 1 or higher. Recent data suggests that only AF episodes with duration >24hours(h) increase significantly the risk of ischemic stroke. In this study, we