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Does the early development of atrial fibrillation during follow-up reduce survival in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?
Does the early development of atrial fibrillation during follow-up reduce survival in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?
In patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, incident atrial fibrillation during follow-up is a marker of poor survival, whereas baseline atrial fibrillation is not.
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Incident AF signals worse prognosis in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; leaves open whether it is causal or warrants targeted intervention.
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Aleksova et al. (2010) studied this question.
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