Table II.
Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation with Increasing CHADS2-Score and Main Reason for Hospitalization
| Prevalence of AF (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHADS2 | Cardiology/ | ||||||
| -Score | All | Cardiac Surgery | Dermatology | Neurology | Surgery | Otorhinolaryngology | Ophthalmology |
| 1 | 10.1 | 21.2 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| 2 | 15.5 | 26.2 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 25.8 | 36.7 | 29.4 | 22.7 | 19.0 | 13.8 | 5.8 |
| 4 | 37.4 | 45.2 | 40.6 | 32.2 | 36.7 | 22.9 | 75.0 |
| 5 | 45.9 | 60.0 | 35.7 | 44.9 | 68.0 | 28.6 | 25.0 |
| 6 | 54.2 | 38.5 | 20.0 | 57.1 | 88.9 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Mean ± SD‡ | 1.65 ± 0.92 | ||||||
CHADS2-Score = Congestive Heart failure, hypertension, Age >75 years, Diabetes, Stroke (doubled); SD = standard deviation.