Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Stroke

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Authors

Jeff S. Healey · McMaster University

Stuart J. Connolly · McMaster University

Michael R. Gold · Medical University of South Carolina

Carsten W. Israel · Goethe University Frankfurt

Isabelle C. Van Gelder · University of Groningen

Alessandro Capucci · Marche Polytechnic University

C.P. Lau

Abstract

Subclinical atrial tachyarrhythmias, without clinical atrial fibrillation, occurred frequently in patients with pacemakers and were associated with a significantly increased risk of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism. (Funded by St. Jude Medical; ASSERT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00256152.).

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 366, Issue 2, pp. 120-129

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1105575

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