Stroke incidence and anticoagulation treatment in patients with pacemaker-detected silent atrial fibrillation.

BACKGROUND:Silent atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes are common but the role of anticoagulation treatment is under debate. METHODS:Consecutive patients with dual-chamber pacemakers for sinus node disease or AV block/bundle branch block were retrospectively enrolled and the development of silent AF, a...

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Main Authors: Emma Sandgren, Cecilia Rorsman, Nils Edvardsson, Johan Engdahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6136732?pdf=render