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Association between familial atrial fibrillation and risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation.
JAMA - 24 Nov 2010
Lubitz Steven A, Yin Xiaoyan, Fontes João D, Magnani Jared W, Rienstra Michiel, Pai Manju, Villalon Mark L, Vasan Ramachandran S, Pencina Michael J, Levy Daniel, Larson Martin G, Ellinor Patrick T, Benjamin Emelia J
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CONTEXT: Although the heritability of atrial fibrillation (AF) is established, the contribution of familial AF to predicting new-onset AF remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether familial occurrence of AF is associated with new-onset AF beyond established risk factors. DESIGN, SETTING, AN...
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