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LOINC Code 65865-8: Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5 year risk [#] Framingham.Wang 2003

65865-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5 year risk [#] Framingham.Wang 2003 in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5Y risk. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5Y risk. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

  • Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
  • May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
  • Status: ACTIVE
  • Method: Framingham.Wang 2003

What it does not mean

  • The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5 year risk [#] Framingham.Wang 2003
Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5Y risk
Score is based on 705 individuals aged 55 - 94 years from the Original and Offspring Cohorts of the Framingham Heart Study meeting the following criteriahad an occurrence of new-onset Atrial Fibrillation (AF), not treated with warfarin at baseline, did not have a stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), or death within 30 days of AF diagnosis, without rheumatic mitral stenosis, and including the predictors age, gender, systolic blood pressure, diabetes and prior stroke or ischemic attack. The outcome of this study was stroke or death. Numerical scores are correlated with risk percentages.
CARD.RISK; Cardio; Cardiology; Cnt; Count; Heart Disease; Number; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Stroke death post Afib 5Y risk

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

Common synonyms

Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5 year risk [#] Framingham.Wang 2003Stroke death post Afib 5Y riskStroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5Y riskCARD.RISKNumPt^Patient

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code65865-8
SystemLOINC
Display nameStroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5 year risk [#] Framingham.Wang 2003
DescriptionStroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5Y risk
Short nameStroke death post Afib 5Y risk
ComponentStroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5Y risk
PropertyNum
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleQn
MethodFramingham.Wang 2003
ClassCARD.RISK
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.36
Last changed2.66

Part names

Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5Y riskNumPt^PatientQnFramingham.Wang 2003Stroke or death after atrial fibrillation 5 year riskNumber (count)Point in time (spot)

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