A Simple, Non-Invasive Score to Predict Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) is a major risk factor for stroke but remains often unobserved. To predict the presence of pAF, we developed model scores based on echocardiographic and other clinical parameters from routine cardiac assessment. The scores can be easily implemented to clinical pr...

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Main Authors: Stefan M Kallenberger, Christian Schmid, Felix Wiedmann, Derliz Mereles, Hugo A Katus, Dierk Thomas, Constanze Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5040399?pdf=render