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Atrial fibrillation among the black population in a Ugandan tertiary hospital

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults, accounting for one-third of hospitalizations due to arrhythmia and related complications worldwide. Previously, rheumatic heart disease was documented as the commonest cause of AF in sub-Saharan A...

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Autores principales:	Lugero, Charles, Kibirige, Davis, Kayima, James, Mondo, Charles Kizza, Freers, Jurgen
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4908944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27354820 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S100637

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