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Atrial fibrillation detected at screening is not a benign condition: outcomes in screen-detected versus clinically detected atrial fibrillation. Results from the Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-stage Disease (PREVEND) study

AIMS: It is unknown whether screen-detected atrial fibrillation (AF) carries cardiovascular risks similar to clinically detected AF. We aimed to compare clinical outcomes between individuals with screen-detected and clinically detected incident AF. METHODS: We studied 8265 participants (age 49 ± 13...

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Autores principales: Zwartkruis, Victor W, Geelhoed, Bastiaan, Suthahar, Navin, Bakker, Stephan J L, Gansevoort, Ron T, van Gelder, Isabelle C, de Boer, Rudolf A, Rienstra, Michiel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8718469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34969833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2021-001786