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GP prescribing shift has stopped thousands of strokes, says NHS chief
GPs have saved thousands of lives and prevented up to 17,000 strokes in the past 18 months by steppi...
Anticoagulants protect against dementia in AF patients, study finds
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) should be told anticoagulants protect against dementia to hel...
NOAC prescribing varies 16-fold between CCG areas
The proportion of AF patients at high risk of stroke who are receiving anticoagulation with NOACs in...
Just one glass of wine a day enough to raise AF risk
Even moderate drinking may increase the risk of AF, according to research that casts doubt on claims...
GPs told to offer 'personalised care package' to AF patients
GPs should offer AF patients a 'personalised package of care' to help them become more involved in d...
Air pollution linked to greater risk of lung clots and AF
Blood clots in the lungs and AF are more common in highly polluted areas of England and Wales, but i...
Increasing anticoagulant use 'better than a decade of new drugs'
A 50% rise in the number of AF patients on existing anticoagulants would have a greater impact on th...
General practice AF scheme could prevent 1,600 strokes a year
Around 1,600 strokes a year could be prevented if an East London programme that encouraged GPs to pr...
GPs urged to use risk scores to guide AF treatment
NICE has called on GPs to use two risk scores to assess patients with AF and guide treatment decisio...
New anticoagulant approved by NICE
GPs have been handed another alternative to warfarin after NICE gave preliminary approval to a new t...
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