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Atrial fibrillation (CG36) |
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The management of atrial fibrillation
The NICE clinical guideline on atrial fibrillation covers:
- the tests that should be used to diagnose atrial fibrillation (AF)
- the treatment people can expect to be offered depending on the type of AF -they have, including AF that:
- comes on suddenly (acute-onset AF)
- lasts longer than a week or doesn’t stop without treatment (persistent AF)
- is more longstanding (permanent AF)
- comes and goes (paroxysmal AF) - the treatment people can expect if they have AF then have a stroke.
It doesn’t specifically look at the treatment of AF for people who are under 18 years of age, or whose AF is caused by heart disease that they were born with.
Responsibility for undertaking a review of this guidance at the designated review date has passed to the National Clinical Guidelines Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions (NCGC-ACC) The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions is no longer active.
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Other information
How this guidance was produced
Background information
This page was last updated: 02 December 2011
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Guideline formats
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Implementation tools and resources
- Costing report
- Costing template
- Slide set
- Atrial fibrillation: implementation advice
- Anticoagulation therapy service commissioning guide
See this guidance in practice
Patient
The summary of the key recommendations in the guidance written for patients, carers and those with little medical knowledge and may be used in local patient information leaflets.
Quick Reference Guide
The quick reference guide presents recommendations for health professionals
NICE Guideline
The published NICE clinical guideline, contains the recommendations for health professionals and NHS bodies.
Full Guideline
The published full clinical guideline for specialists with background, evidence, recommendations and methods used.
