Incidence and Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries: 1993–2007

Piccini et al. (Sun,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69da87ab8988aeabbe686f17 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.111.962688

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