Relation of the HAS-BLED Bleeding Risk Score to Major Bleeding, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality in Anticoagulated Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Abstract

The HAS-BLED score not only is useful in the assessment of bleeding risk, but also shows some predictive value for cardiovascular events and mortality in anticoagulated patients with AF, consistent with the relationship between thrombosis and bleeding. Nonetheless, the HAS-BLED score has been designed for predicting bleeding risk rather than thrombotic events per se, and specific risk scores for cardiovascular events and mortality should be applied for these events.