CHA2DS2-VA score
Cardiology
Also known as: CHA2DS2-VASc score · CHA2DS2-VA-Score · CHA2DS2-VASc-Score · CHA2DS2-VA skoru · CHA2DS2-VASc skoru · CHA2DS2-VA score (stroke risk in atrial fibrillation)
What it is for
CHA2DS2-VA score: sum of clinical risk factors for stroke and thromboembolism in adults with atrial fibrillation (AF), adopted by the 2024 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) AF guideline. It is the CHA2DS2-VASc score without the sex category. Points (total 0-8, a higher total means a higher estimated stroke risk):
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| C | congestive heart failure (symptoms or signs of heart failure, or reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)): 1 point |
| H | hypertension (raised blood pressure or antihypertensive treatment): 1 point |
| A2 | age 75 years or older: 2 points |
| D | diabetes mellitus: 1 point |
| S2 | prior stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or thromboembolism: 2 points |
| V | vascular disease (coronary artery disease such as prior myocardial infarction, peripheral artery disease, or complex aortic plaque): 1 point |
| A | age 65-74 years: 1 point |
| Previous version: CHA2DS2-VASc (Lip 2010) | the same items plus Sc = sex category (female sex 1 point); total 0-9. |
Source
2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
ESC · Eur Heart J 2024;45:3314-3414 (Van Gelder IC et al.)
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae176
PMID: 39210723
- Edition
- ESC 2024 atrial fibrillation guideline (CHA2DS2-VA, sex category removed); previous version CHA2DS2-VASc (Lip 2010)
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