what are the Recommendations for Selecting an Anticoagulant Regimen—
Balancing Risks and Benefits?
For patients with AF (except with moderate- to-severe mitral stenosis or a mechanical heart valve) and a CHADS-VASc score of 2 2 0 in men or 1 in women, it is reasonable to omit anticoagulant therapy.S4.1.1-24,S4.1.1-25 MODIFIED: Exclusion criteria are now defined as moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or a mechanical heart valve. (Section 4.1. in the 2014 AF Guideline)