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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disturbance, increasing
in prevalence with age. AF is often associated with structural heart disease, although a …

Abstract Background: GLORIA-AF (Global Registry on Long-Term Oral Antithrombotic
Treatment in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) is a prospective, global registry program …

ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation—Executive
Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task …

Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for about one fifth of ischaemic strokes. Strokes due to
cardioembolism are in general severe and prone to early recurrence. The risk of long term …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disturbance, increasing
in prevalence with age. AF is often associated with structural heart disease, although a …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of sustained clinical arrhythmia. We
previously mapped an AF locus to chromosome 5p13 in an AF family with sudden death in …

Background—Accurate echocardiographic parameters to predict maintenance of sinus
rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are poorly defined. This study was conducted to …

Background Previous studies have suggested that minor changes in thyroid function are
associated with risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Our objective was to determine the relationship …

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia, and is responsible for
substantial morbidity and mortality in the general population. Current treatments have …