Atrial Fibrillation Case Study
Atrial fibrillation screening in North East London pharmacies
From 2nd June to the 15th July 2014, the innovative North East London LPC conducted a screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) within their local community.
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with an overall prevalence of approximately 5%, rising from 1% in the age group 55-59 years to 18% in those aged 85 years and above 1. Individuals with AF have a 5-fold increased risk of stroke, and one in five of all strokes is attributed to this arrhythmia 2. In addition, strokes in association with AF are often fatal, and those patients who survive are left more disabled by their stroke and more likely to suffer a recurrence than patients with other causes …show more content…
Steger C, Pratter A, Martinek-Bregel M, et al. Stroke patients with atrial fibrillation have a worse prognosis than patients without: data from the Austrian Stroke registry. Eur Heart J 2004;25:1734-40.
4. Friberg L, Hammar N, Rosenqvist M. Stroke in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: report from the Stockholm Cohort of Atrial Fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2010;31:967-75.
5. Page RL, Tilsch TW, Connolly SJ, et al. Asymptomatic or "silent" atrial fibrillation: frequency in untreated patients and patients receiving azimilide. Circulation 2003;107:1141-5.
6. Hart RG, Pearce LA, Aguilar MI. Meta-analysis: antithrombotic therapy to prevent stroke in patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Ann Intern Med 2007;146:857-67.
7. Duncan ME, Pitcher A, Goldacre MJ. Atrial fibrillation as a cause of death increased steeply in England between 1995 and 2010. Europace 2013.
8. NICE. WatchBP Home A for opportunistically detecting atrial fibrillation during diagnosis and monitoring of hypertension. http://guidanceniceorguk/MTG13 2013.
9. Kearley K, Selwood M, Van den Bruel A, et al. Triage tests for identifying atrial fibrillation in primary care: a diagnostic accuracy study comparing single-lead ECG and modified BP monitors. BMJ open
From 2nd June to the 15th July 2014, the innovative North East London LPC conducted a screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) within their local community.
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with an overall prevalence of approximately 5%, rising from 1% in the age group 55-59 years to 18% in those aged 85 years and above 1. Individuals with AF have a 5-fold increased risk of stroke, and one in five of all strokes is attributed to this arrhythmia 2. In addition, strokes in association with AF are often fatal, and those patients who survive are left more disabled by their stroke and more likely to suffer a recurrence than patients with other causes …show more content…
Steger C, Pratter A, Martinek-Bregel M, et al. Stroke patients with atrial fibrillation have a worse prognosis than patients without: data from the Austrian Stroke registry. Eur Heart J 2004;25:1734-40.
4. Friberg L, Hammar N, Rosenqvist M. Stroke in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: report from the Stockholm Cohort of Atrial Fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2010;31:967-75.
5. Page RL, Tilsch TW, Connolly SJ, et al. Asymptomatic or "silent" atrial fibrillation: frequency in untreated patients and patients receiving azimilide. Circulation 2003;107:1141-5.
6. Hart RG, Pearce LA, Aguilar MI. Meta-analysis: antithrombotic therapy to prevent stroke in patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Ann Intern Med 2007;146:857-67.
7. Duncan ME, Pitcher A, Goldacre MJ. Atrial fibrillation as a cause of death increased steeply in England between 1995 and 2010. Europace 2013.
8. NICE. WatchBP Home A for opportunistically detecting atrial fibrillation during diagnosis and monitoring of hypertension. http://guidanceniceorguk/MTG13 2013.
9. Kearley K, Selwood M, Van den Bruel A, et al. Triage tests for identifying atrial fibrillation in primary care: a diagnostic accuracy study comparing single-lead ECG and modified BP monitors. BMJ open