Prevention of atrial fibrillation: report from a national heart, lung, and blood institute workshop.

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Published in Circulation on February 03, 2009

Authors

Emelia J Benjamin1, Peng-Sheng Chen, Diane E Bild, Alice M Mascette, Christine M Albert, Alvaro Alonso, Hugh Calkins, Stuart J Connolly, Anne B Curtis, Dawood Darbar, Patrick T Ellinor, Alan S Go, Nora F Goldschlager, Susan R Heckbert, José Jalife, Charles R Kerr, Daniel Levy, Donald M Lloyd-Jones, Barry M Massie, Stanley Nattel, Jeffrey E Olgin, Douglas L Packer, Sunny S Po, Teresa S M Tsang, David R Van Wagoner, Albert L Waldo, D George Wyse

Author Affiliations

1: Framingham Heart Study, 73 Mount Wayte Ave, Suite 2, Framingham, MA 01702-5827, USA. emelia@bu.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) | NCT00000556

Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure Trial | NCT00597077

GISSI-AF - Use of Valsartan an Angiotensin II AT1-Receptor Blocker in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence | NCT00376272

Video-based Detection of Atrial Fibrillation | NCT04267133

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