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Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Stroke and bleeding ... CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED ... schemas #Diagnosis ... #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
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HAS-BLED Score: Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial
HAS-BLED Score: ... #Diagnosis #HASBLED ... #Score #Risk #Bleed ... #Anticoagulation ... #AFib
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED ... risk and bleed ... risk on anticoagulation ... #Bleed #Anticoagulation ... #AFib #Diagnosis
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
- Differential Diagnosis ... Determine whether AF ... is cause/effect ... • HyperK vs AF ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Apixiban vs. Warfarin for Atrial fibrillation in Patients on Dialysis: A Retrospective Cohort 

Conclusion: In this
dialysis with A Fib ... , on anticoagulation ... for stroke prevention ... and less major bleeds ... apixaban #warfarin #AF
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
Anticoagulation ... they should be on anticoagulation ... therapy for stroke ... for non-valvular AF ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
with new-onset AF ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Cardioembolic: Atrial fib ... embolism, Occult a-fib ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
HAS-BLED Score for Major Bleeding Risk of Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate the
HAS-BLED Score for ... point each) S - Stroke ... #Anticoagulation ... #AFib #BLEEDING ... Mnemonic #Acronym #Diagnosis
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke ... mnemonic to estimate stroke ... decisions regarding anticoagulation ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis