Paulus Kirchhof: Anticoagulation in Patients with a Single CHADS-VA Risk Factor
Paulus Kirchhof, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Birmingham, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Director of the Department of Cardiology at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, shared a post on LinkedIn about his recent article, published in NEJM, adding:
“Anticoagulation in patients with a single CHADS-VA risk factor.
SINGLE-AF is an important trial that will inform clinical decisions.
The full paper is now available at the NEJM.
Many congratulations to all who realised SINGLE AF!
You can read my thoughts on SINGLE AF and on the use of anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and a single CHADS-VA risk factor here.
What is your take on anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation and a single CHADS-VA risk factor?”
Title: Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation with a Single Risk Factor for Stroke
Author: Paulus Kirchhof

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