Association of Atrial Fibrillation With Incidence of Extracranial Systemic Embolic Events: The ARIC Study
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of stroke and extracranial systemic embolic events (SEEs), but little is known about the magnitude of the association of AF with SEE. Methods and Results This analysis included 14 941 participants of the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.016724 |