Reducing the Risk of Stroke

Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 3:02 pm on 13 December 2017.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 3:02, 13 December 2017

Thank you for the reply, Minister. The fact is, according to the Stroke Association, atrial fibrillation—it's a kind of disease with irregular heartbeat—can increase the risk of stroke by up to five times. AF is easily detectable and effective treatments exist to reduce the risk of stroke. However, the number of people who have not been identified as having AF combined with the number identified but on inappropriate medicine means that many people in Wales are having preventable strokes each year. What is the Welsh Government doing to increase the rate of AF detection as well as ensuring that they receive appropriate treatment so that the risk of people suffering an unnecessary stroke is reduced in Wales? Thank you.