Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common medical condition affecting 1% population. The prevalence increases with increasing age. Around 4% population aged above 65 years has AF. For those aged above 80 years, the prevalence of AF is as high as 10%. Generally speaking, AF patients have a 5-fold higher risk of stroke. The absolute risk of stroke depends on the underlying heart diseases and associated risk factors.

This application aims to provide medical eduction to clinical frontline health care workers, medical students and medical service providers in order to prevent atrial fibrillation related stroke and to facilitate the communication between doctors and patients.