Premature Atrial Contractions on the Screening Electrocardiogram and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study

BACKGROUND: It is currently unknown if premature atrial contractions (PAC) detected on the routine screening electrocardiogram are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. METHODS: We examined the association between PACs and ischemic stroke in 22,975 (mean age=64±9.2; 56% female; 40% b...

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Published in:Neuroepidemiology
Main Authors: O'Neal, Wesley T., Kamel, Hooman, Kleindorfer, Dawn, Judd, Suzanne E., Howard, George, Howard, Virginia J., Soliman, Elsayed Z.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018917/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27529786
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000448619
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