- ►annals.org [PDF] RG Hart, JL Halperin - Annals of internal medicine, 1999 - Am Coll Physicians Atrial fibrillation is associated with a sixfold increased risk for stroke. More
than a dozen published randomized trials of anticoagulants or antiplatelet
agents for stroke preven- tion provide solid evidence on which to base ... Cited by 218 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
JY Le Heuzey, O Paziaud, O Piot, M Ait Said, … - American Heart Journal, 2004 - Elsevier During the follow-up period, 21 patients (3.13%) died and 210 (31.3%) patients
were hospitalized. The number of hospitalizations and deaths was significantly
higher in the group of persistent or permanent AF (PEAF) patients, as ... Cited by 101 - Related articles - All 19 versions
- ►bmj.com G Nichol, F McAlister, B Pham, A Laupacis, B … - British Medical Journal, 2002 - heart.bmj.com Design: Articles were identified by using a comprehensive search of English
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sinus rhythm and death, a random effects model was used to model repeated ... Cited by 95 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] DA Marshall, AR Levy, H Vidaillet, E Fenwick … - Annals of internal medicine, 2004 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of sustained cardiac
arrhythmia, but recent trials have identified no clear advantage of rhythm
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KS Coyne, C Paramore, S Grandy, M … - Value in Health, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com Treatment of AF represents a significant health-care burden with the costs of
treating AF in the inpatient setting outweighing the costs of treating AF in the
office, emergency room or hospital outpatient settings. Further research is ... Cited by 43 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►ecmaj.com P Khairy, S Nattel - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2002 - ecmaj.com ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) IS A COMMON CONTRIBUTOR to cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Two generally acceptable strategies exist for long-term AF
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- ►onlinejacc.org PS Chan, S Vijan, F Morady, H Oral - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2006 - Elsevier We developed a decision-analytic model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of
LACA in 55- and 65-year-old cohorts with AF at moderate and low stroke risk.
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J Sra, A Dhala, Z Blanck, S Deshpande, R … - Current problems in cardiology, 2000 - Elsevier The incidence of AF, the most common sustained arrhythmia in clinical practice,
increases with age, and coronary artery disease, hypertension, and valvular
heart disease are common underlying substrates. Occasionally, however, AF ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
SB Cantor, LS Elting, DV Hudson Jr, EB … - CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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