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Review
. 2021 Jul;10(2):65-67.
doi: 10.15420/aer.2021.07.

The 2020 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Agnieszka Kotalczyk  1   2 , Gregory Yh Lip  1   2   3 , Hugh Calkins  4
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Review

The 2020 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Agnieszka Kotalczyk et al. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2021 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: AF; European Society of Cardiology; guidelines; management; screening; stroke prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: GYHL is a consultant and speaker for BMS-Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim and Daiichi Sankyo; no fees are received personally. GYHL and HC are section editors on the Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review editorial board. AK has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1:. Management of Patients with AF Based on the 2020 ESC Guidelines[]
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