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Atrial Fibrillation: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Outcomes.
Circulation research - 28 Apr 2017
Staerk Laila, Sherer Jason A, Ko Darae, Benjamin Emelia J, Helm Robert H
Abstract excerpt
The past 3 decades have been characterized by an exponential growth in knowledge and advances in the clinical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is now known that AF genesis requires a vulnerable atrial substrate and that the formation and composition of this substrate may vary depending on comorbid conditions, genetics, sex, and other factors. Population-based studies have identified numerous factors that...
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