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Do echocardiographic parameters predict the risk of nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation in an elderly population-based sample?
Do echocardiographic parameters predict the risk of nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation in an elderly population-based sample?
Echocardiographic parameters such as left atrial enlargement and left ventricular structural/functional changes provide independent prognostic value for predicting incident nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation in elderly patients.
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May refine AF risk stratification in elderly patients; leaves open whether echo parameters should guide preventive interventions.
Vaziri et al. (1994) studied this question.
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