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. 2012 Oct 1;62(603):e710–e717. doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X656856

Table 2.

Distribution of stroke risk for the 2010 cross-sectional survey (n = 59 804) by use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents

Risk band Proportion of AF population identified (%) Proportion of the risk band using anticoagulants (%) Proportion receiving an antiplatelet agent (%) Proportion receiving neither (%)
CHADS2
 0 16.8 32.1 30.1 41.7
 1 26.3 46.0 40.2 18.9
 2 28.5 50.8 41.7 13.1
 3 15.2 56.1 40.7 10.3
 4 9.6 54.5 45.0 8.4
 5 3.2 54.4 43.7 8.8
 6 0.5 52.6 47.0 9.3
 ≥2 56.9 53.0 42.2 11.3

CHA2DS2-VASc
 0 6.1 23.0 18.5 61.2
 1 9.4 36.4 31.7 35.6
 2 14.6 47.2 37.6 20.2
 3 20.5 50.6 40.0 14.8
 4 21.3 50.3 42.9 12.5
 5 14.7 52.9 43.7 10.5
 6 8.7 53.2 46.2 8.5
 7 3.7 51.7 47.4 8.4
 8 1.0 53.8 45.6 8.3
 9 0.2 47.6 55.3 7.8
 ≥2 84.5 50.7 42.0 13.4