The European Heart Rhythm Association symptom classification for atrial fibrillation: validation and improvement through a simple modification.

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Published in Europace on February 16, 2014

Authors

Gareth J Wynn1, Derick M Todd2, Matthew Webber3, Laura Bonnett4, James McShane5, Paulus Kirchhof6, Dhiraj Gupta2

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, Liverpool and London, UK Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool L14 3PE, UK National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LY, UK gjw@doctors.org.uk.
2: Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, Liverpool and London, UK Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool L14 3PE, UK National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LY, UK.
3: Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, Liverpool and London, UK Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool L14 3PE, UK.
4: Department of Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK.
5: Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool L14 3PE, UK.
6: University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences and SWBH NHS trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hospital of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

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