Atrial Fibrillation

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of this website (Patient UK)

Includes a leaflet called Atrial fibrillation.

 Atrial Fibrillation

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Atrial Fibrillation.

 British Heart Foundation

A charitable organisation that aims to play a leading role in the fight against heart disease.

 Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association

Exists to prevent and alleviate chest, heart and stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland.

 National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions

The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions (NCC-CC) is a collaborative, multi-professional centre undertaking commissions to develop clinical guidelines for the NHS in England and Wales. The site provides an information service sourced from the Royal College of Physicians. Includes a section on atrial fibrillation

 High intensity focused ultrasound ablation for atrial fibrillation

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called High intensity focused ultrasound ablation for atrial fibrillation as an associated procedure with other cardiac surgery.

 Percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

 Cryoablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Cryoablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery.

 Radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation in association with other cardiac surgery.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.