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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

• DIAGNIOSIS
• RATE CONTROL
• RHYTHM CONTROL
• ANTICOAGULATION
• GUIDELINES

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ANTICOAGULATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

CHADS2 SCORING SYSTEM
​FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF STROKE IN AF *

CONDITION	SCORE
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE	1
HYPERTENSION	1
AGE > 75 YEARS	1
DIABETES	1
PREVIOUS STROKE OR TIA	2

Patients with paroxysmal, persistent or permanent AF with score > 2 are at high risk of stroke and should receive warfarin (INR 2-3) unless there is a contraindication

* Fuster V, Ryden LE, Asinger RW, et al (2001). ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation 104: 2118-50.

NICE GUIDELINES

• ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - MANAGEMENT​
• ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - NICE PATHWAYS 

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