Evaluation of risk stratification schemes for ischaemic stroke and bleeding in 182 678 patients with atrial fibrillation: the Swedish Atrial Fibrillation cohort study.

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Published in Eur Heart J on January 13, 2012

Authors

Leif Friberg1, Mårten Rosenqvist, Gregory Y H Lip

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, Karolinska Instituet, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Associated clinical trials:

Post-approval Study of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure ( FLAAC-2 ) (FLAAC-2) | NCT03434015

Advanced Cardiac Imaging To Predict Embolic Stroke On Brain MRI: A Pilot Study | NCT04769310

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