Used to assess 10 yr risk of death or heart attack.
Category: arrhythmias
patient information sheets
All patient information sheets on this webpage
has-bled score
This score is used to determine the risk of bleeding.
AFIB risk calculator
What is your risk of developing AFIB?
Mahan – Iyengar – Oza talk
Here is a Powerpoint presentation that my partners and I have given at 2 separate venues in Boulder county. It emphasizes the AFIB clinic and how multiple specialties come together to treat a patient with atrial fibrillation. Cardiologists come in several flavors – general contractors, plumbers, drywallers and electricians. I am an electrician. Dr. Srini…
AFIB & stroke
Atrial fibrillation (AFIB) is one of the most common causes of stroke in the United States. AFIB increases the stroke risk fivefold. The left atrial appendage is the most common area where clots form in atrial fibrillation. These clots are then expelled from the left side of the heart to the brain, block blood supply…
zio monitor
Zio monitor is a large bandaid size device that helps record heart rhythm over a period of 14 days.
kardia device
Kardia device is a great option to record your arrhythmia on your smartphone.
atriclip
Dr. Bryan Mahan performs this surgery at Boulder Heart / Boulder Community Health
CHA2DS2-VaSC calculator
CHA2DS2-VaSC score is what we use to determine a patient’s risk of stroke. If a patient’s risk score is 2 or greater, we usually recommend anticoagulants – DOAC (direct anticoagulant – Eliquis, Pradaxa, Xarelto) or warfarin. If a patient with CHA2DS2-VaSC score of 3 or greater cannot tolerate an anticoagulant (usually due to life threatening…