Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Stroke

S. Healey, Jeff; J. Connolly, Stuart; R. Gold, Michael; W. Israel, Carsten; C. Van Gelder, Isabelle; Capucci, Alessandro; Lau, C.P.; Fain, Eric; Yang, Sean; Bailleul, Christophe; A. Morillo, Carlos; D. Carlson, Mark; Themeles, Ellison; S. Kaufman, Elizabeth; H. Hohnloser, Stefan

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1105575

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Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Stroke

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jan 11, 2012

Authors:

Jeff S. Healey

Stuart J. Connolly

Michael R. Gold

Abstract

BACKGROUND: One quarter of strokes are of unknown cause, and subclinical atrial fibrillation may be a common etiologic factor. Pacemakers can detect subclinical episodes of rapid atrial rate, which correlate with electrocardiographically documented atrial fibrillation. We evaluated whether subclinic...

Subject

Atrial fibrillation

Medicine

Subclinical infection

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