Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Stroke

A cohort of 2580 patients with pacemakers or defibrillators were monitored for 3 months to detect subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmias. Patients with subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmias had a significantly increased risk of subsequent ischemic stroke. Atrial fibrillation may be asymptomatic and conse...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2012-01, Vol.366 (2), p.120-129
Hauptverfasser:	Healey, Jeff S, Connolly, Stuart J, Gold, Michael R, Israel, Carsten W, Van Gelder, Isabelle C, Capucci, Alessandro, Lau, C.P, Fain, Eric, Yang, Sean, Bailleul, Christophe, Morillo, Carlos A, Carlson, Mark, Themeles, Ellison, Kaufman, Elizabeth S, Hohnloser, Stefan H
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Atrial Fibrillation - complications Atrial Fibrillation - therapy Biological and medical sciences Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiac dysrhythmias Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - methods Cardiology. Vascular system Defibrillators, Implantable Electrocardiography Embolism Embolism - etiology Female Fibrillation General aspects Heart Humans Hypertension - complications Ischemia Male Medical research Medical sciences Neurology Pacemaker, Artificial Pacemakers Prospective Studies Risk Stroke Stroke - etiology Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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