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Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation and the Long-term Risk of Ischemic Stroke

Gino Gialdini, Katherine Nearing, Prashant D. Bhave, et al JAMA, 2014, 312(6):616-622

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In the general population chronic AF is associated with a 3-fold increase risk of stroke, and stroke in AF patients is associated with a longer hospital LOS, greater disability, and increased mortality compared with non-AF stroke. New onset peri-operative AF is very...


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