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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 ... risk stratification ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Stroke #Bleed ... #Anticoagulation
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding ... anticoagulation ... Therapy • Low Bleed-Risk ... postoperative • High Bleed-Risk
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... - HAS-BLED (atrial ... of withholding anticoagulation ... Calculators #Anticoagulation ... #Factors #Hematology
Anticoagulation Review. There are other bleeding risk assessment tools, but HAS-BLED is more commonly used. HTN
Anticoagulation ... risk assessment ... tools, but HAS-BLED ... #Risk #Tool #Assessment ... #Cardiology #SideEffects
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,
and bleed risk ... on anticoagulation ... S Stroke 1 B Bleeding ... #Anticoagulation ... AFib #Diagnosis #Hematology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
Patient risk stratification ... algorithm for the ... #Cancer #Algorithm ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
of bleeding. ... DOAC, direct oral ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation ... lead to severe bleeding ... #management #algorithm ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... #hematology #warfarin
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
risk outweighed ... risk due to use ... of DOAC (vs VKA ... derick_gabel via ACCP Cardiology ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Anticoagulation ... - what is the bleeding ... one post op Cardiology