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. 2012 Jun 12;125(23):2933-43.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.069450.

Symptoms and functional status of patients with atrial fibrillation: state of the art and future research opportunities

Michiel Rienstra  1 , Steven A Lubitz, Saagar Mahida, Jared W Magnani, João D Fontes, Moritz F Sinner, Isabelle C Van Gelder, Patrick T Ellinor, Emelia J Benjamin
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Symptoms and functional status of patients with atrial fibrillation: state of the art and future research opportunities

Michiel Rienstra et al. Circulation. .
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Symptoms according to type of AF in the ALFA study. (adapted and adjusted from Levy et al. Circulation 1999)
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Conceptual model of pathophysiological mechanisms relating AF and symptoms.
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