The ACC has created a new tool that will help you have more effective conversations with your patients about treatment options for anticoagulation for non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). Use this easy, interactive guide with your patients when considering use of an anticoagulant.

Blood Thinners for Atrial Fibrillation: A Smart Decision Guide:

• Engages patients in understanding their risk for stroke
• Helps patients make the anticoagulation decision
• Aids patients’ understanding of their personalized CHA2DS2-VASC stroke risk score and how anticoagulants lower that risk
• Makes patients aware of bleeding risk estimated by HASBLED

To get started, visit Cardiosmart.org/SDMAFib.