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Atrial Fibrillation and Cause‐Specific Risks of Pulmonary Embolism and Ischemic Stroke

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a well‐established risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS). Emerging evidence also indicates an association between AF and pulmonary embolism (PE). Because IS may potentially mediate the observed risk of PE in AF, we aimed to assess the impact of AF on the cause‐...

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Autores principales: Hald, Erin M., Rinde, Ludvig B., Løchen, Maja‐Lisa, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B., Wilsgaard, Tom, Njølstad, Inger, Brækkan, Sigrid K., Hansen, John‐Bjarne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29378729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.006502