Mass Screening for Untreated Atrial Fibrillation

Svennberg et al. (Sat,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d85092f4e559c61eae369e — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.114.014343

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