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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2015 Mar;1338:1–15. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12723

Table 1.

CHADS2: risk stratification to predict thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation14

Comorbidities Points
C Congestive heart failure 1
H Hypertension: blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg (or treated with medication) 1
A Age ≥75 years 1
D Diabetes mellitus 1
S2 Prior stroke or TIA or thromboembolism 2