Click on the link to jump to Summary of Recommendations, 10 Most Common Comorbid Conditions In AF, AF Definitions, CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc Scores [Use CHA2DS2-VASc for risk stratification], AF Rate Control Meds Dosages.
Consider using “HAS-BLED Score for Major Bleeding Risk – Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation” from MDCalc. Be sure and review all the information at the bottom of the page. And here is a link to the PDF HAS-BLED Risk Assessment Pocket Guide.
2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With
Atrial Fibrillation. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Developed in Collaboration With the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Here are some useful tables and figures from the 76 page document [please see Resources below for additional information]:
Resources:
Michigan AntiCoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative (MAGI²) Home Page.
