Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke

Rolf Wachter; Ben Freedman

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1726403

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2021; 121(06): 697-699
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1726403

Invited Editorial Focus

Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke

Rolf Wachter

¹Clinic and Policlinic for Cardiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

²German Cardiovascular Research Center, partner site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

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Ben Freedman

³Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia

⁴Department of Cardiology, Concord Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord, NSW, Australia

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