Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and prevalence of AF of increases with age. Patients with AF are at high risk for stroke and thromboembolism but the risk is also dependent on presence of various stroke risk factors in the individual patient. CHADS2 score is the most commonly used risk stratification score and has been refined to produce CHA2DS2-VASc score. The importance of CHA2DS2-VASc score lies in its ability to identify “truly low-risk” patient who may not need anti-thrombotic treatment. The risk stratification scores have primarily been evaluated in patients >65 years of age and there is little data, if any, about utility of these scores in younger age group.
Validity of CHA2DS2-VASc score in young patients
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and prevalence of AF of increases with age. Patients with AF are at high risk for stroke and thromboembolism but the risk is also dependent on presence of various stroke risk factors in the individual patient. CHADS2 score is the most commonly used risk stratification score and has been refined to produce CHA2DS2-VASc score. The importance of CHA2DS2-VASc score lies in its ability to identify “truly low-risk” patient who may not need anti-thrombotic treatment. The risk stratification scores have primarily been evaluated in patients >65 years of age and there is little data, if any, about utility of these scores in younger age group.
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