An NHS drive to roll out blood-thinning drugs to people with atrial fibrillation (AF) has prevented almost 17,000 strokes, according to NHS England. Almost half a million people at increased risk of ...

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A review of 135,000 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at more than a 1,000 GP practices led to over 25,000 medical interventions, which is believed to have prevented hundreds of strokes and saved ...

TTP plc (TTP), a leading independent technology and product development company, today announced it has established a partnership with NHS Highland and The University of the Highlands and Islands, to ...

NHS England says it has reached agreements with manufacturers on the price of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) which will enable clinicians to ‘dramatically’ scale up their use. They have calculated ...

A new artificial intelligence tool is finding people with a heart condition before they even have symptoms. The ground-breaking tool scours GP records to look for “red flags” which could indicate ...

Rapid rollout of anticoagulant drugs to people with atrial fibrillation saved 4,000 lives since January 2022, says NHS chief Thousands of lives have been saved by giving blood-thinning drugs to people ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

This procedure can be used to treat atrial fibrillation because it works well and there are no serious concerns about its safety in this condition. Atrial fibrillation is irregular and rapid beating ...

Atrial fibrillation occurs when cardiac electrical impulses become disordered, leading to a rapid and irregular heartbeat. Lip and colleagues discuss the mechanisms that underlie this common ...