Presenters
Director of the Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science
Professor Gregory YH Lip, MD, FRCP
Course Details
Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are often high risk considering that most of them are elderly and have multiple comorbidities. In this lecture, Professor Gregory Lip discusses the different risk factors associated with the onset of AF as well as AF-related complications such as stroke and heart failure. He then provides a solution in the management of these high risk, multimorbidity AF patients where NOACs play a central role. He emphasizes that a proactive, integrated management of AF in a holistic, streamlined manner such as the ABC Pathway is critical.
Estimated time of Completion: 35 mins.
Stroke Prevention in AF: Comorbidities Course Outline
- Long-term relationship between atrial fibrillation, multimorbidity and NOAC use
- Frailty prevalence and impact on outcomes in AF
- Comorbidity is common in patients with AF and is associated with increased risk of stroke, major bleeding and death
- Insights from the GLORIA-AF and EORP-AF General Long-Term Registries
- Safety and effectiveness of NOACs in patients with NVAF
- The Atrial Fibrillation Better Care (ABC) Pathway for integrated care management
PC-PH-105163 / September 2023