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Editorial
. 2024 Feb 6;13(3):e033349.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.033349. Epub 2024 Jan 19.

Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Risk: Time to Put the Horse Back in Front of the Cart?

Michela Rosso  1 , Brett L Cucchiara  1
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Editorial

Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Risk: Time to Put the Horse Back in Front of the Cart?

Michela Rosso et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: AFDAS (atrial fibrillation detected after stroke); Editorials; atrial fibrillation; cardiac monitor; stroke.

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