Stroke risk in Afib. What is your risk? How to assess? What is CHADS2Vasc Score? | Dr Jose Osorio

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When I see a patient with Atrial fibrillation, one of the most important aspect of the treatment is to understand the stroke risk and initiate a strategy to reduce the risk.
After understanding what type of a fib the patient has, the next steps are:
1. Understanding how much is a fib impacting your quality of life
2. Assessing the risk of stroke and choosing the strategy to reduce it
To assess a patient's risk of stroke we use what's called the CHADS2Vasc Score. We analyze what conditions you have that are known to increase the stroke risk, adding points for each one:
C - Congestive Heart Failure
H - Hypertension
A - Age greater than 74 - 2 points
D - Diabetes
S2 - prior stroke or TIA or thromboembolism (2 points)
V - Vascular disease (e.g. peripheral artery disease, myocardial infarction, aortic plaque)
A - Age 65-74
Sc - Sex category (female)

The higher your score, the higher the stroke risk. Strategies to reduce stroke risk should be individualized. Talk to your physician about it.

Dr Jose Osorio
Miami, FL
1-855-444-AFIB
https://www.theafibclinic.com/

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