Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management- Updated guidance (NG196)

Updates include use of tools to calculate risk of bleeding when considering use of anticoagulants, role of newer anti-clotting drugs, and use of treatments that aim to destroy or isolate the abnormal sources of electrical impulses in the heart that may be driving AF (ablation).

SPS commentary:

Press release

https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/nice-publishes-updated-clinical-guideline-on-the-diagnosis-and-management-of-atrial-fibrillation

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence