Episode 30: Management of anticoagulation for non-valvular a-fib
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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The Chads Vask Score for Non-Valvular AFib
Non-valvular AFib is defined as AFib in the absence of rheumatic mitral stenosis, mechanical or a bioprostatic valve or a mitral valve repair. So for that you only get one point. The more points you have the higher your risk of an embolism whether that's a stroke or another systemic embolism. People with no points probably should not be anti-coagulated and people with two or more should be.
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