6 key changes to the management of AF
30th August 2016
By Amanda Davey
New atrial fibrillation guidelines presented at the ESC Congress in Rome this week recommend a number of changes to the management of the condition.
A collaboration between the European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, the guidelines emphasise the need for early detection of asymptomatic AF, a common cause of stroke.
Most significantly, the guidelines recommend: