Christine is the lead clinical pharmacist in Tallaght University Hospital’s interdisciplinary Atrial Fibrillation clinic. Christine’s primary role is in the area of anticoagulation with direct oral anticoagulants for patients with Atrial Fibrillation. In this article she outlines some of the main practice points for pharmacists to be aware of when looking after these patients and highlights some useful reference sources.
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia affecting at least 3% of the Irish population currently. Atrial Fibrillation is an age-related condition with worldwide prevalence predicted to more than double in the coming decades. This presents a significant health burden as almost one in every three strokes are associated with AF and AF related strokes tend to be more severe, posing the greatest risk for neurological disability.
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