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It is unknown to cardiologists whether these two risk scores are correlated, whether both are independent prognostic predictors and complimentary to each other, or whether one of them is a major determinant of stroke risk for AF patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Method:<\/jats:bold> A total of 708 patients from the National Taiwan University Atrial Fibrillation Registry were longitudinally followed up for more than 15 years. Left atrial size was measured by M mode of echocardiography. Adverse thromboembolic endpoints during follow-up were defined as ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The mean age was 72.1 \u00b1 12.9 years, with 53% men. Both LA size and CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>-VASc score were associated with the risk of stroke in univariate analyses. There was a weak but significant positive correlation between LA size and CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>-VASc score (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.17, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.0001). Patients with higher CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>-VASc scores had a higher mean LA size (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01 for trend). When combining LA size and CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>-VASc score in the multivariable Cox model, only CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>-VASc score remained statistically significant [HR 1.39 (1.20\u20131.63); <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001].<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> LA size is not an independent predictor of AF stroke, and calculation of CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>-VASc score may be an alternative to measurement of echocardiographic LA size when evaluating the risk of stroke for AF patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2021.653405","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,28]],"date-time":"2021-06-28T06:32:01Z","timestamp":1624861921000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Correlation Between CHA2DS2-VASc Score and Left Atrial Size in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A More 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