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Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

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Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
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Publisher: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
ISBN/ASIN: 1492803480
Number of pages: 341

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common type of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. While a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia is a tachycardic rhythm originating above the ventricular tissue, AF is characterized by uncoordinated atrial activation with consequent deterioration of mechanical function.

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