Abstract
Atrial fibrillation increases with increased elderly population and it increases the risk of thromboembolism that may lead to stroke. Both CHADS2 and CHA2DS2 VAS scores are widely used to assess the stroke risk according to current international guidelines. The accuracy of both scores in predicting stroke risk is only modest. Some important clinical risk factors are missing of those scores such as chronic kidney disease, Body Mass Index BMI, echocardiographic abnormalities and other biomarkers. Assessment of bleeding risk using HEMORR2HAGES, HAS-BLED, and ATRIA scores are discussed in detail.
Keywords
Atrial fibrillation, Stroke, Bleeding,Risk Assessment,