It is important to remember that 1 in 5 people with AF will have no symptoms so manual pulse checking can save lives.
Pulse point
Useful Links:
Citizens Advice Bureau
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland – Travel Information
DVLA
Breathing Space
The FAST Campaign highlights the need to act quickly: File: FAST Card (update March 2009) [PDF]
Stuart: Who would have thought that an abnormal blood pressure reading could have been a warning sign that my pulse was irregular and that I was at a high risk of having a stroke?
Thank goodness the nurse took me seriously and carried out all the tests because now that I am on the correct treatment I am much less likely to have a stroke.
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