Table 1

Proportion of GPRD AF patients who met inclusion/exclusion criteria for RE-LY, ARISTOTLE and ROCKET-AF, stratified by risk of stroke and assessment method

Patient populationAnticoagulant eligibilityGPRD AF patient population, N (%)RE-LY
GPRD AF patients meeting trial criteria, n (% (95% CI))
ARISTOTLE
GPRD AF patients meeting trial criteria n (% (95% CI))
ROCKET-AF
GPRD AF patients meeting trial criteria, n (% (95% CI))
Total GPRD AF populationNot anticoagulant-eligible/potentially anticoagulant-eligible/should receive anticoagulant according to guidelines83 898 (100)53 640 (64 (63.59 to 64.41))51 415 (61 (60.58 to 61.42))39 892 (48 (47.66 to 48.34))
Intermediate-risk or high-risk patients
CHADS2 ≥1Potentially anticoagulant-eligible/should receive anticoagulant according to guidelines71 493 (85)52 783 (74 (73.68 to 74.32))51 415 (72 (71.67 to 72.33))39 892 (56 (55.64 to 56.36))
CHA2DS2-VASc ≥1Potentially anticoagulant-eligible/should receive anticoagulant according to guidelines78 783 (94)53 640 (68 (67.67 to 68.33))51 163 (65 (64.67 to 65.33))39 892 (51 (50.65 to 51.35))
High-risk patients
CHADS2 ≥2Should receive anticoagulant according to guidelines49 099 (59)38 493 (78 (77.63 to 78.37))35 712 (73 (72.61 to 73.39))39 892 (81 (80.65 to 81.35))
CHA2DS2-VASc ≥2Should receive anticoagulant according to guidelines72 824 (87)53 059 (73 (72.68 to 73.32))50 623 (70 (69.67 to 70.33))39 835 (55 (54.64 to 55.36))
  • AF, atrial fibrillation; GPRD, General Practice Research Database.