Amiodarone Use Is Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia requiring treatment worldwide, is one of the major causes of ischemic stroke. Although amiodarone is commonly used for rhythm control in AF, its relationship with stroke has rarely been addressed. We evaluated 16,091 patients who were di...

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Autores principales: Chen, Wei-Chun, Chen, Wei-Cheng, Chen, Chih-Yu, Wu, Biing-Ru, Cheng, Wen-Chien, Lin, Kuo-Hung, Hsia, Te-Chun, Chen, Wei, Chen, Chia-Hung, Muo, Chih-Hsin, Liao, Wei-Chih, Li, Chia-Hsiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25984674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000000849

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25984674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000000849

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