This page is to give advice and guidance to patients on how to manage their long-term conditions, how to deal with minor injury and illness that doesn't require treatment from a clinician and give patients advice on several topics.
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This page is to give advice and guidance to patients on how to manage their long-term conditions, how to deal with minor injury and illness that doesn't require treatment from a clinician and give patients advice on several topics.
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Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation is the most common cause of irregular heartbeat, known as cardiac arrythmia. There are 500,000 people with undiagnosed AF in the UK.
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) significantly increases the risk of developing a blood clot in your heart, which can travel to your brain and cause a stroke.
For more information about AF please visit the NHS site: Atrial fibrillation - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
The good news is that these risks can be significantly reduced with the correct course of treatment.
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Board are leading on the implementation of a digital heart rhythm check to test for Atrial Fibrillation. Find out more below.
Please do not call your GP with enquires regarding this heart rhythm check. Your GP will either discuss using the App with you if you have Symptoms or contact you if they think you will benefit for the use of this App.
Who are we inviting to take part?
Digital Heart rhythm checks are being offered to people who currently present to the GP surgery with symptoms that suggest that they may have an abnormal cardiac rhythm. These are people who are not thought to have immediate and life-threatening symptoms.
In addition, a practice may also invite people that may be considered to be at higher risk of developing AF.
Please note that you will need to be specifically invited to participate in this programme, please do not contact the Practice directly requesting to participate.
The chances of developing AF increase as you get older. It is much more common from age 65+. Having other conditions also makes AF more likely. They include:
Other diseases of the heart such as coronary heart disease and heart failure
What happens if I am invited to take part?
We are using new digital technology to help identify AF in people. This means you will need access to your own smartphone or be able to ask a family member/carer who has a smartphone to help.
This App is Called FibriCheck. To find out more about the App please follow the link below:
FibriCheck: your heart's health at your fingertips
How will the heart rhythm check work?
Please note that if you wish to continue using the FibriCheck App after the seven-day period, this would be at your own cost and results will not be automatically shared with your clinician.
The goal of the FibriCheck heart health check is to help you and your doctors to understand your heart health. FibriCheck is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. A diagnosis is always made by the treating doctor who can consider your complete medical history and advise on the best course of action for you.
It's important to note that some people experience an irregular heart rhythm every now and then, rather than regularly or constantly. Some people may have a normal heart rhythm and then suddenly get an abnormal one, this is known as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Both frequent and infrequent irregular heart rhythms carry the same risks and therefore both require frequent and regular checks.
How will my information be stored?
FibriCheck is a Medically Certified App that measures your heart rate and heart rhythm using the camera and flash of your smartphone. The results of these measurements will automatically be shared with your doctor.
FibriCheck processes and stores your personal and medical data with utmost care using a secure cloud which meets the highest industry standards. FibriCheck’s data security is compliant with GDPR and adheres to NHS cyber security standards. You can find out more by checking FibriCheck’s privacy policy. https://pages.fibricheck.com/privacy-policy/1.5.0/en/
To learn more about how we may use your data and to see our privacy notice click Here
Frequently asked questions and additional information