Cardiovascular decision support tools: angina and atrial fibrillation (NHS England)

Summary

Decision support tools, also called patient decision aids, support shared decision making by making treatment, care and support options explicit. They provide evidence-based information about the associated benefits/harms and help patients to consider what matters most to them in relation to the possible outcomes, including doing nothing.

Decision support tool: making a decision about stable angina

This tool can help you decide between treatment options. It is for people who have stable angina who have been asked to think about having treatment to help improve blood flow to the heart muscle. This is sometimes called revascularisation. This treatment would usually be in addition to taking medicines for angina.

Decision support tool: making a decision about further treatment for atrial fibrillation

This decision support tool is to help with decisions about atrial fibrillation. It includes information about the condition and possible treatments.