Prevention of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent sustained cardiac rhythm disorder in adult populations, and accounts for one third of hospitalisations due to cardiac rhythm disturbances. Although Atrial Fibrillation itself is not life-threatening, it leads to significant patient morbidity and economic costs, and contributes to stroke, a common life-threatening complication of atrial fibrillation. This course covers the principal characteristics and causes of atrial fibrillation, including the classification schemes used for clinical evaluation of patients. It also identifies the common causes, symptoms and clinical consequences. It then describes the common diagnostic tools for stroke, the main consequences, the current therapies and their major drawbacks. The tutorial is available as a global demo version accessed via the table below. (Unregistered users have limited access to the global course content - to access the full version of the course please register.)  Language  Region Interactive Version Plain Text Alternative  English  Global View Atrial Fibrillation Demo View Text Version