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Atrial Fibrillation: Stroke and bleeding Risk Assessment

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
  • 2Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Taibah university, Almadinah Almunwara, Saudi Arabia
  • 3Senior research scientist, Head of Medicine and Diabetes Center, Port-Said University and Ismailia General Hospital, Ismailia and Port-Said University, Egypt
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Corresponding Author

Hassan A. Shora,Hassanshora56@gmail.com

Received Date: April 13, 2021

Accepted Date: June 15, 2021

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,

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