Atrial fibrillation: Profile and burden of an evolving epidemic in the 21st century

Jocasta Ball; M. Carrington; John J.V. McMurray; Simon Stewart

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.093

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MedicineAtrial fibrillationPopulationStroke (engine)Incidence (geometry)ObesityDiseasePublic healthQuality of life (healthcare)Heart failureInternal medicinePediatricsCardiologyEnvironmental health

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Year: 2013
Type: review
Volume: 167
Issue: 5
Pages: 1807-1824
Citations: 617
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                                    Jocasta Ball, 
                                
                                    M. Carrington, 
                                
                                    John J.V. McMurray
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2013). 
                            Atrial fibrillation: Profile and burden of an evolving epidemic in the 21st century. 
                            International Journal of Cardiology
                            , 167
                            (5)
                            , 1807-1824.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.093
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.093