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Question 1

What are the risk factors and points for the CHA2DS2-VASc score?

Answer 1

C: Congestive heart failure – 1 point
H: Hypertension – 1 point
A2: Age ≥ 75 years – 2 points
A: Age 65-74 years – 1 point
D: Diabetes – 1 point
S2: Prior stroke/TIA or thromboembolism – 2 points
V: Vascular disease – 1 point
S: Sex (female) – 1 point

Question 2

What factors are taken into account when calculating the GRACE score

Answer 2

Age
Heart rate
Blood pressure
Cardiac function (Killip class)
Renal function (serum creatinine)
Cardiac arrest on presentation
ECG findings
Troponin levels