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Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Valvular Heart Disease in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the ORBIT‐AF (Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation)

BACKGROUND: The presence of valvular heart disease (VHD) may affect the risk of stroke and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Community‐based estimates of prevalence and outcomes of specific forms of VHD in patients with AF are lacking. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined the prevalen...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Kevin L., Jackson, Larry R., Shrader, Peter, Ansell, Jack, Fonarow, Gregg C., Gersh, Bernard, Kowey, Peter R., Mahaffey, Kenneth W., Singer, Daniel E., Thomas, Laine, Piccini, Jonathan P., Peterson, Eric D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5778999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29273635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.006475