What is CHAD score?

[Grannyrock]

2 months ago, I fainted 3 times in one day - 2 at home and the third time in the hospital lobby after being discharged from the ER. In the ER, they detected AFib and gave me cardizem intravenously. I spent the night in the hospital with a Holter monitor and no more episodes occurred. I was sent home with prescriptions for cardizem and eliquis. There have been no further episodes. I am a 69 year old female. In some of the posts, I see references to a CHAD score. What is that?

A little more info - it was recommended that I follow up with a stress test and cardiology consultation. That has had to be put off because when I fainted at home, I hit my foot on something and ended up with a spiral fracture. That is healing, but not well enough to get on a treadmill yet!

[BobD Volunteer]

Chads or Chads2Vasc2 is a scoring system to define if a person needs to be anticoagulated. AF makes us five times more at risk of stroke but of course if everybody with AF regardless was anaticoagulated then some may have other isues so if you like it is a risk assessment tool.

If you google CHADS2VASC2 you will find that existing heart disease, hypertension (high blood pressure) age, diabetes, gender etc all have a score and if yours is 1 then anticoagaulation is optional but if 2 or higher it is highly recommended. Your basic score is 2 and maybe hgher.

Remember that whilst only 20% of all strokes are AF related, those do tend to be amongst 80% of the least recoverable ones so always best to check.

Since you are already taking elequis (one of the newer anticoagulants) then provided that you are taking them exactly as instructed you are well protected .

[fogducker]

Elequis is a great blood thinner . You dont bleed for long if you hurt yourself. I have taken 5 mg twice daily for 6 years no stomach problems from it