Eligible (n=4054) Ineligible with CHADS2 ≥ 2 (n=1709) p-value
Age [yr] Median (Interquartile range) 76 (69–81) 79 (73–85) <.0001
Female sex no. (%) 1320 (32.6) 708 (41.4) <.0001
Body Weight kg (mean) 62.9 57.5 <.0001
BMI, mean (SD) 24.7 (4.04) 23.43 (4.31) <.0001
Systolic Blood pressure — mmHg Median 128 126 0.196
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation no. (%) 1304 (36.9) 467 (32.0) 0.0011
CHADS2 score Mean 2.96 3.24 <.0001
CHADS2 Score 2-no. (%) 1711 (42.2) 508 (29.7) <.0001
CHADS2 Score ≥ 3-no. (%) 2343 (57.8) 1201 (70.3) <.0001
HASBLED Score 1.72 2.43 <.0001
Prior stroke or transient ischemic attack no. (%) 1270 (31.4) 599 (35.2) 0.0047
Age ≥ 75yr – no. (%) 2324 (57.3) 1198 (70.1) <.0001
Heart failure – no. (%) 2020 (50.1) 1074 (63.6) <.0001
Diabetes mellitus– no. (%) 1642 (40.5) 707 (41.4) 0.546
Hypertension– no. (%) 3552 (87.7) 1497 (87.7) 0.989
CAD–no. (%) 1111 (27.5) 653 (38.4) <.0001
 ACS–no. (%) 422 (10.6) 308 (18.5) <.0001
PCI 286 (7.2) 318 (19.1) <.0001
CABG 125 (3.1) 101 (6.0) <.0001
COPD 177 (4.4) 93 (5.5) 0.076
Chronic liver disease–no. (%) 290 (7.2) 183 (10.7) <.0001
History of cancer–no. (%) 453 (11.2) 254 (14.9) <.0001
History of RFCA–no. (%) 261 (6.5) 70 (4.1) 0.0004
CCr mean (SD) 63.68 (24.7) 44.59 (27.5) <.0001
PT-INR mean (SD) 1.91 (0.38) 1.87 (0.41) 0.0006
TTR mean (SD) 74.69 (33.34) 68.91 (35.51) <.0001
ASA–no. (%) 805 (19.9) 612 (35.9) <.0001