A 76-year-old woman with non-valvular atrial fibrillation has a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 4 (age, hypertension, diabetes, female sex). She has no contrain...

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A 76-year-old woman with non-valvular atrial fibrillation has a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 4 (age, hypertension, diabetes, female sex). She has no contraindications to anticoagulation. What is the most appropriate strategy to reduce her stroke risk?

Accepted Answer

Start a direct oral anticoagulant at an appropriate dose

Answer

Start Aspirin 75 mg once daily

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Offer no anticoagulation because of age

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Offer dual antiplatelet therapy with Aspirin and Clopidogrel

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Arrange catheter ablation as first-line treatment and avoid anticoagulation

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Atrial fibrillation

A 76-year-old woman with non-valvular atrial fibrillation has a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 4 (age, hypertension, diabetes, female sex). She has no contraindications to anticoagulation. What is the most appropriate strategy to reduce her stroke risk?