Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management—summary of NICE guidance

WatchBP Home A for Opportunistically Detecting Atrial Fibrillation During Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hypertension: A NICE Medical Technology Guidance

The Microlife(®) 'WatchBP Home A' oscillometric blood pressure monitor detects irregular pulse, suggestive of atrial fibrillation (AF). Early detection of AF can prevent thromboembolic stroke via anticoagulation therapy. The device was considered by the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The sponsor (Microlife) identifie...

Dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in atrial fibrillation: NICE guidance.

Atrial fibrillation--not so NICE in Ireland!

Atrial fibrillation is arguably the biggest cardiovascular challenge facing us in Ireland. The TILDA longitudinal study shows that up to 11% of our 80 years+ population have atrial fibrillation 1 . International data shows the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (paroxysmal and persistent) in western populations to be 5% over the age of 65 2 . The relative risk of stroke is the same irrespective ...

Diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis: summary of NICE guidance.

Tuberculosis is a major preventable infectious cause of morbidity andmortality globally, which has re-emerged in high risk groups such as migrants, homeless people, problem drug users, and prisoners in the UK. This article summarises the most recent recommendations (2011) from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (including the...

Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and treatment.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. It impairs cardiac function and increases the risk of stroke. The incidence of atrial fibrillation increases with age. Key treatment issues include deciding when to restore normal sinus rhythm, when to control rate only, and how to prevent thromboembolism. Rate control is the preferred management option in most patients. Rhythm control ...