Is severe sepsis associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation and stroke?

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 2264-2266

  Goss, Christopher H ^a,b   Carson, Shannon S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOVERSION; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEPSIS; STROKE;

EID: 81855191393     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1730     Document Type: Editorial

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