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Evidence suggests that management in a specialty clinic improves clinical outcomes of patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Aims:<\/jats:bold> To assess level of adherence to evidence\u2010based guidelines regarding anticoagulation and the risk factors for progression of AF in a nurse\u2010led AF clinic.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical records of 136 patients seen at the AF clinic to determine their risk factors and progression of AF (change in AF type to more advanced types) during follow up. Additionally, the proportion of patients with CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\u2010VASC score (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age \u226575 (doubled), diabetes mellitus, stroke (doubled)\u2010vascular disease, age 65\u201374\u2009years, sex category (female)) of \u22652 who were prescribed anticoagulants according to European Society of Cardiology guidelines before and after attending the clinic was determined.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Rate of anticoagulation in patients with CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\u2010VASC score of \u22652 after attending the clinic (91.3%) was significantly higher than the rate before attending the clinic (79.3%) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> =\u20090.0076). Mean age in those with AF progression (72.5 \u00b1\u20099.4) was higher than those without AF progression (66.9 \u00b1\u200913.9) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> =\u20090.0072). Rate of AF progression was higher in those with obesity (body mass index \u226530 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> =\u20090.0364) and those with excessive alcohol intake (&gt;2 standard drinks) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> =\u20090.0039). History of hypertension was not a significant predictor of AF progression (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> =\u20090.7507).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Management of AF in a nurse\u2010led clinic was associated with high level of adherence to anticoagulation guidelines. 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