Atrial fibrillation

Guidelines and tools

Diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation

National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018

National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018: Executive summary

The 2018 guidelines were developed by the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHFA) in partnership with the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). These guidelines are endorsed by:   

• The Stroke Foundation
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC)
• Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS)
• The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
• The Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA)
• Australian College of Nursing (ACN)
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) – approved as an accepted clinical resource

National Heart Foundation of Australia consensus statement: catheter ablation as a therapy for atrial fibrillation (2013)

Algorithms 2018 guidelines

• Table 3. Definitions and points in the CHA2DS2-VA score
• Figure 1. Management of atrial high-rate episodes
• Figure 2. Electrical cardioversion
• Figure 3. Acute rate control of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response
• Figure 4. Chronic rate control of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response
• Figure 5. Long term rhythm control strategies
• Figure 6. Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
• Figure 7. Management of bleeding for non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant treated patients
• Figure 8. Combining anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents
• Figure 9. Fundamentals of integrated care in the management of atrial fibrillation

Presentations 2018

• NHFA/CSANZ Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines 2018 – full guideline presentation
• NHFA/CSANZ Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines 2018 – guideline summary presentation

Supporting documentation 2018 guidelines

• Governance document: NHFA and CSANZ: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018
• Conflict of interest register for NHFA and CSANZ atrial fibrillation 2018 working group
• Conflict of interest register for NHFA and CSANZ atrial fibrillation 2018 reference group
• Key messages & FAQs 

Information for patients

• Facts and information about atrial fibrillation
• Atrial fibrillation information sheet (PDF)