Comparison of Atrial Fibrillation in the Young versus That in the Elderly: A Review

Table 4

CHADS2VAS2C scoring system [140].

	Comorbidity	Points
C	Congestive heart failure (or left ventricular systolic dysfunction)	1
H	Hypertension: blood pressure consistently above 140/90 mmHg (or treated hypertension on medication)	1
A2	Age ≥ 75 years	2
D	Diabetes mellitus	1
S2	Prior stroke or TIA or thromboembolism	2
V	Vascular disease (e.g., peripheral artery disease, myocardial infarction, aortic plaque)	1
A	Age 65–74 years	1
Sc	Sex category (i.e., female gender)	1