Pocket Guidelines on Atrial Fibrillation

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Table of Contents

• Introduction.
• Definition and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation..
• Epidemiology.
  
• Clinical features of atrial fibrillation.
• Atrial fibrillation subtypes, burden and progression.
• Screening for AF.
•  Diagnostic assessment in atrial fibrillation.
• Integrated management of patients with atrial fibrillation
• Patient management – the integrated ABC pathway
  
  • ‘A’ – Anticoagulation/Avoid stroke
  • ’B’ – Better symptom control
  • ’C‘ – Cardiovascular risk factors and concomitant
    diseases – detection and management
• The ABC pathway in specific clinical settings/conditions/patient populations.
  • Atrial fibrillation with haemodynamic instability
    Acute coronary syndrome, percutaneous coronary intervention
    and chronic coronary syndrome in patients with atrial fibrillation
    Acute stroke or ICH in patients with atrial fibrillation
  • Active bleeding on anticoagulant therapy – management and reversal agents
  • Atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease.
  • Atrial fibrillation and congenital heart disease
  • Atrial fibrillation during pregnancy
  • Post-operative atrial fibrillation
• Quality measures and clinical performance indicators in the management of atrial fibrillation.
• Epidemiology, clinical implications and management of atrial high-rate episodes/subclinical atrial fibrillation