what are the Recommendations for Selecting an Anticoagulant Regimen—
Balancing Risks and Benefits
Referenced studies that support new or modified recommendations
are summarized in Online Data Supplements 1 and 2.?
In patients with AF (except with moderate- to-severe mitral stenosis or a mechanical heart valve), the CHADS-VASc score is 2 2 recommended for assessment of stroke risk.S4.1.1-5?S4.1.1-7 MODIFIED: Exclusion criteria are now defined as moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or a mechanical heart valve. Patients with AF with bioprosthetic heart valves are addressed in the supportive text. (Section 4.1. in the 2014 AF guideline)