Anticoagulation Rate control Rhythm control Lifestyle (risk factor) modification Anticoagulation Anticoagulation is used to prevent stroke based on the CHA2DS2VaSC score. Patients with a score more than or equal to 2 require anticoagulation based on ACC/AHA/HRS guidelines. In Europe, they anticoagulate for a score of more than or equal to 1. Some common anticoagulants are…
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cha2ds2vasc score 1 – anticoagulate?
Great review by Cavallari et. al in Heart Rhythm Journal for a common clinical question. •Deep stratification of thromboembolic risk is advisable, while also considering other possible predictors of increased risk beyond the CHA2DS2-VASc score, such as renal failure, left atrial enlargement, low flow in the left atrial appendage, different left atrial morphologies, and spontaneous…