In this episode, we talk to Professor Jonathan Mant who is Professor of Primary Care and Head of the Primary Care Unit within the Department of Public Health & Primary Care in the University of Cambridge. 

Title of paper: Progression of stroke risk in atrial fibrillation: Cohort study in general practice

Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0568

New technologies are likely to result in younger people being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation who do not require anticoagulation treatment at diagnosis. There are few data to inform follow up of such people. Risk of development of hypertension and heart failure was found to be high in this group (indications for anticoagulation), suggesting