Comparison of Atrial Fibrillation in the Young versus That in the Elderly: A Review

Table 3

CHADS2 scoring system [137].

	Comorbidity	Score
C	Congestive heart failure	1
H	Hypertension	1
A	Age ≥ 75 years	1
D	Diabetes mellitus	1
S2	Stroke or TIA	2

CHADS2 score 0; annual stroke risk 1.9%, >1; annual stroke risk 2.8 = 18.2%.