The prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients with ischaemic stroke in a district hospital in the Western Cape

Background Cerebrovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. In South Africa, cerebrovascular disease was the fourth leading cause of death in 2016, responsible for 5.1 % of all deaths - the leading cause of death in individuals 65 years and older. At...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayet, Mohammed
Other Authors: Hendrikse, Clint
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31678