Previously known and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: a major risk indicator after a myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction.

L, Køber; K, Swedberg; JJ, McMurray; MA, Pfeffer; EJ, Velazquez; R, Diaz; AP, Maggioni; V, Mareev; G, Opolski; de Werf F, Van; F, Zannad; G, Ertl; SD, Solomon; S, Zelenkofske; JL, Rouleau; JD, Leimberger; RM, Califf

doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.11.007

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Previously known and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: a major risk indicator after a myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction.

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Køber L

Swedberg K

McMurray JJ

Abstract

<h4>Aims</h4>To characterize the relationship between known and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) and the risk of death and major cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by heart failure (HF) and/or left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD)....

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