CEG Atrial Fibrillation Tool

The CEG Atrial Fibrillation tool is only supported in North East London, where we are contracted to provide resources and facilitation in primary care.

How it works

A GP or pharmacist runs an associated search in their clinical system and imports the results into the CEG Atrial Fibrillation tool. The tool then displays their whole population of patients with an atrial fibrillation (AF) code. With a couple of clicks the clinician can filter the list into cohorts, to:

Optimise patient medications

• Increase anticoagulation, to prevent heart attacks and strokes;
• Reduce patients on dual therapy for longer than necessary, to prevent major bleeds;
• List warfarin users who may benefit from a discussion about switching to DOAC.

Tailor their approach

• Review an individual patient by clicking their name in the list. The tool displays relevant information from the patient record, including medications, vulnerabilities, and blood pressure.

Preventing heart attacks and strokes since 2016

We introduced our Atrial Fibrillation tool under the name 'APL-AF' in 2016. Since then, it has been remodeled into a web-based tool and has supported great successes in increasing the use of anticoagulant medications in people with atrial fibrillation, preventing heart attacks and strokes. 

Funding and support

The CEG Atrial Fibrillation tool was developed as part of REAL-Health Cardiovascular, a major research programme funded by Barts Charity.