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       How to reduce and health and social care costs of atrial fibrill
       ation patients?
       By: admini5 Date: May 13, 2015, 7:26 am
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       Improve quality outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation
       (AF) and reduce health and social care costs by reducing
       patients’ risk of stroke through service improvements to
       improve detection, diagnosis and optimal therapy and management
       in primary care.
       To improve the identification, diagnosis, risk stratification
       and optimal management of patients with AF to reduce the risk of
       stroke.
       AF is a major predisposing factor for stroke, with 12,500
       strokes annually thought to be distributed attributable to AF.
       Warfarin reduces the risk of stroke by 50-70%.
       Currently it is estimated that 46% of AF patients who would
       benefit from anticoagulation are not receiving it.
       For further information please visit:
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