Diagnosing and Managing Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition where the heart beats irregularly. AF is important to diagnose and treat as it can increase our risk of other conditions such as; heart failure and stroke. AF is very common in Australia, in fact it is estimated that more than half a million Australians are living with AF. Today we speak to Dr Gattorna about diagnosing and managing atrial fibrillation. Dr Gattorna is a cardiologist at St John of God Hospital in Subiaco who specialises in treating cardiac arrhythmias & catheter ablation. To learn more about Dr Tim Gattorna visit: www.sjog.org.au/find-a-doctor/search-results/g/a/t/t/gattorna-timothyjames-subiaco To listen to more episodes of Meditalk please visit: www.meditalk.com.au Thank you for taking the time to listen to Meditalk. If you feel this episode was of value to you please share with others that may benefit from listening to it or take a few minutes to provide a quick star rating on the Apple Podcasts app. Your support is greatly appreciated and goes along way to supporting this independent podcast. If you have any feedback or suggestions of health topics you would like me to cover on Meditalk please email me on: danae@meditalk.com.au Stay well, D :-)