title: Stroke And Bleeding Risk Assessment: Where Are We Now?
abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of major problems of the contemporary cardiology. Ischaemic stroke is a common complication of the AF, and effective prophylaxis requires treatment with oral anticoagulants. The purpose of this current review article is to provide an overview of the various stroke and bleeding risk assessment scores that help decision making with respect to thromboprophylaxis. Particular focus is made on the currently guideline-recommended stroke and bleeding risk scores, such as CHA2DS2-VASc (congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction, hypertension, age ≥75, diabetes, stroke, vascular disease, age 65-74 and sex category [female]) and HAS-BLED (uncontrolled hypertension, abnormal renal/liver function, stroke, bleeding history or predisposition, labile international normalized ratio, elderly [e.g. age >65, frail condition], drugs [e.g. aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs]/excessive alcohol) is made. Future directions for improvement of predictive ability of risk assessment with clinical factors and biomarkers are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, United Kingdom; Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus.
authors.forename: Mikhail S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dzeshka
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gregory Y H
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lip
keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Bleeding; Risk Assessment; Stroke