Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - A common but neglected entity

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作者
Aboaf, AP
Wolf, PS
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[1] Univ. of Colorado Hlth. Sci. Center, Denver, CO
[2] Department of Internal Medicine, Univ. of Colorado Hlth. Sci. Center, Box B-180, Denver, CO 80262
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10.1001/archinte.156.4.362
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is an extremely common form of atrial fibrillation seen by most physicians, Despite making up more than 40% of the cases of atrial fibrillation, its management continues to be neglected in the medical literature, Many of the recent large-scale prospective trials have excluded these patients. Limited data suggest that paroxysmal atrial fibrillation should be treated in a similar fashion as chronic atrial fibrillation.
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