Atrial Fibrillation: A Risk Factor for Increased Mortality – An AVID Registry Analysis
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Vol. 5 (3) , 267-273
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1011460631369
Abstract
Emerging evidence suggests that atrial fibrillation is not a benign arrhythmia. It is associated with increased risk of death. The magnitude of association is controversial and potential causes...Keywords
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