Silent atrial fibrillation: A clinical conundrum

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2953-

  Turagam, Mohit K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Latent atrial fibrillation; Silent atrial fibrillation; Subclinical atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPLICATION; HUMAN; STROKE;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; STROKE;

EID: 84885678192     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.165     Document Type: Article

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