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Diagnosis of patients with atrial fibrillation
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. AF affects over 1.4 million people in the UK, requires frequent hospital admissions and increases the risk of stroke five-fold. AF-related strokes are more likely to be fatal or severely disabling compared to other types of stroke. People aged 65 and over with unknown AF usually benefit from taking oral anti-coagulation medication, which reduces stroke risk in AF by two-thirds. About 5% of those aged 65 and over have AF and this may be higher in people with periodontal (gum) disease. This study will test how many people can be identified with unknown AF by simple screening at a dental hospital.
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The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
Patients:1. Have been diagnosed with severe co-existing conditions (severe dementia or terminal illness)2. Are unable to give informed consent3. Due to time and financial constraints surrounding the cost translation services and qualitative data transcription, the study will be unable to recruit participants who cannot adequately understand verbal explanations or written information given in English
Healthcare professionals:4. Dental hospital staff/students who are not working at the Newcastle Dental Hospital and not involved in the care of study participants5. GPs who are not involved in the care of study participants
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Dr
Coral
Hanson
+44 131 455 3457
c.hanson@napier.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by Edinburgh Napier University and funded by Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd..
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