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The risk of stroke, with and without anticoagulation, are depicted using a visual representation of 100 patients, each with similar stroke risk based on CHA2DS2-VASc score. A representative proportion of this a population who would be expected to have either a fatal/disabling stroke or a non-disabling stroke are colored in yellow or purple. Individuals who would be spared an anticipated stroke with anticoagulation are colored in blue
