The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) predicts in its 2024 guidance that an AF Avalanche of increased cases will occur across the world as communities age. Primary Care Practitioners will face these patients and their needs daily. In this Lunch Chat, Dr Tony Dalby, Cardiologist, Life Fourways Hospital, who attended this conference as he does each year, will discuss the stepwise best care of AF patients with physician host, Dr Rust Theron.

You will gain an understanding of:

• • An awareness of the benefits of involving both primary care practitioners and specialists in the care of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)
  • An understanding of the process of cardiac assessment and arrhythmia evaluation in patients’ post-stroke in whom Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is suspected as a cause
  • Insights into the current management approach to the prevention of stroke in patients with AF, based on the 2024 ESC guidelines released in August 2024.
  • Familiarity with the efficacy and safety of different oral anticoagulant drugs, and the population subgroups for which each agent is best suited

Dr Tony Dalby
Cardiologist in private practice at Life Fourways Hospital in Johannesburg.

Tony Dalby is a Cardiologist in private practice at Life Fourways Hospital in Johannesburg.  He graduated from Pretoria University and did his post-graduate studies at Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town. After receiving his F.C.P.(S.A.). He became a Consultant in the Dept. of Cardiology at Johannesburg Hospital for 4 years before entering private practice. While President of the South African Society of Cardiac Practitioners, he co-founded the SA Heart Association in 1999 and was a member of its Executive Committee until 2011. He is an Honorary Life Member of the South African Heart Association. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.