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The relationship between atrial fibrillation (AF) and thromboembolism is well established. AF confers a greater risk of stroke and systemic thromboembolism in affected patients, such that a third of all… Click to show full abstract
The relationship between atrial fibrillation (AF) and thromboembolism is well established. AF confers a greater risk of stroke and systemic thromboembolism in affected patients, such that a third of all stroke events are due to AF. In addition, a significant proportion of embolic strokes of unexplained source are increasingly attributed to asymptomatic or subclinical episodes of AF.(1) This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
epicardial adipose;
tissue marker;
thromboembolism;
atrial epicardial;
adipose tissue;
peri atrial
Journal Title: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Year Published: 2019
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