Don't Neglect the Electrocardiogram: P-Wave Proves a Potent Predictor

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¹ Heart Research Follow-up Program and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York; SMG Arrhythmia Center, Summit Medical Group, Short Hills, New Jersey. Electronic address: jsteinberg@smgnj.com.
² SMG Arrhythmia Center, Summit Medical Group, Short Hills, New Jersey.

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Jonathan S Steinberg et al. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Apr.

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. 2018 Apr;4(4):544-546.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.01.005.

¹ Heart Research Follow-up Program and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York; SMG Arrhythmia Center, Summit Medical Group, Short Hills, New Jersey. Electronic address: jsteinberg@smgnj.com.
² SMG Arrhythmia Center, Summit Medical Group, Short Hills, New Jersey.

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Keywords: ECG; atrial fibrillation; fibrosis; low voltage; risk marker; substrate.

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