INCIDENCE AND PROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCE OF CHRONIC ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION AMONG 5,839 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

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作者
BEHAR, S
TANNE, D
ZION, M
REICHERREISS, H
KAPLINSKY, E
CASPI, A
PALANT, A
GOLDBOURT, U
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[1] Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
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10.1016/0002-9149(92)90568-J
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), a frequent complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), was found to be a weak independent predictor of the longterm mortality in surviving patients in 2 recent studies.1,2 We are unaware of any studies on the prognostic impact of chronic AF on patients with AMI. The present study assesses the short- and long-term outcomes of patients with chronic AF having an AMI. © 1992.
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