Biomarkers, Clinical Variables, and the CHA2DS2-VASc Score to Detect Silent Brain Infarcts in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

• Philipp Krisai,
• Ceylan Eken,
• Stefanie Aeschbacher,
• Michael Coslovsky,
• Vinzent Rolny,
• Desirée Carmine,
• Lorenzo Grazioli Gauthier,
• Jürg Beer,
• Laurent Roten,
• Oliver Baretella,
• Nicolas Rodondi,
• Leo H. Bonati,
• Christine S. Zuern,
• Christian Müller,
• David Conen,
• Michael Kühne,
• Stefan Osswald,
• for the Swiss-AF study investigators

Affiliations

Philipp Krisai

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Ceylan Eken

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Stefanie Aeschbacher

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Michael Coslovsky

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Vinzent Rolny

Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg, Germany

Desirée Carmine

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Lorenzo Grazioli Gauthier

Department of Internal Medicine, Regional Hospital Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

Jürg Beer

Department of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Baden, Baden, Switzerland

Laurent Roten

Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Oliver Baretella

Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Nicolas Rodondi

Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Leo H. Bonati

Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Christine S. Zuern

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Christian Müller

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

David Conen

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Michael Kühne

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Stefan Osswald

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

for the Swiss-AF study investigators