Atrial fibrillation
The management of atrial fibrillation
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Clinical guideline
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| Date issued:
June 2006
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| Expected review date:
June 2010 |
| Reference:
CG36 |
Summary
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.
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Implementing this guidance
Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:
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