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

Table 5

HASBLED scoring system [148].

Hypertension (BP > 160 without control)	1
Renal disease (dialysis, transplant, Cr > 2.6 mg/dL or >200 𝜇mol/L)	1
Liver disease (cirrhosis, bilirubin > 2x normal, AST/ALT/AP > 3x normal)	1
Stroke	1
Predisposition to bleeding or previous major bleed	1
Labile INR (unstable/high INRs, <60% time in therapeutic range)	1
Age ≥ 65	1
Medications (antiplatelets or NSAIDS)	1
Alcohol excess	1
Risk of spontaneous major bleeding (episodes per 100 patient years)
Score 0-1	1.02–1.13
Score 2-3	1.88–3.74
Score ≥ 4	≥8.7