Tuesday, December 17, 2019

• Ischemic stroke risk prediction is a cornerstone in the management of patients with atrial fibrillation.
• The paper reviews the evolution of these risk scores, discusses their strengths and limitations, and appraises the emerging risk assessment tools and their incremental utility.
• There is an unmet need for a comprehensive study incorporating various clinical, anatomic, and biophysiological risk factors to optimize our stroke prevention practices in patients with atrial fibrillation.