CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores were lower among patients discharged on NOAC vs. warfarin therapy among AF patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke or TIA and discharged on either warfarin or NOAC (p<0.001 for difference in CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc vs. warfarin).
AF indicates atrial fibrillation; NOAC, novel oral anticoagulant; CHADS2: C=congestive heart failure, H=hypertension, A=age ≥75, D=diabetes mellitus, S=prior stroke or TIA; CHA2DS2-VASc: CHADS2 plus V=vascular disease, A=age 65–74, S=female sex; TIA, transient ischemic attack