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Family History of Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Cardiovascular Events: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Sept 2020
Pastori Daniele, Menichelli Danilo, Lip Gregory Y H, Sciacqua Angela, Violi Francesco, Pignatelli Pasquale
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BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between family history of atrial fibrillation (AF) with cardiovascular events (CVEs), major adverse cardiac events (MACE), and cardiovascular mortality. METHODS: Multicenter prospective observational cohort study including 1722 nonvalvular AF patients from February 2008 to August 2019 in Italy. Family history of AF was defined as the presence of AF in a first-degree...
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