Atrial fibrillation linked to poor cardiovascular outcomes.(Cardiovascular Medicine)

Publication: Internal Medicine News

Publication Date: 15-NOV-04

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DETROIT -- The presence of atrial fibrillation at baseline was associated with a marked increase in overall mortality, fatal heart disease, and stroke among participants in the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial, Julian Haywood, M.D., reported at a meeting sponsored by the International Society on...

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