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CHARACTERIZATION OF CORONARY ARTERY LESIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with a high risk of stroke, heart failure, and hospitalization.1, 2 AF is related to a variety of cardiovascular and other conditions, which have additive effects on the perpetuation of AF by promoting a substrate that maintains AF. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is present in >20% of patients with AF.3 In contrast to the high prevalence of CAD in AF, the prevalence of AF in the total population with CAD is relatively low. In the Coronary Artery Surgical Study (CASS), AF was present in only 0.6% of patients with angiographically documented CAD, although the prevalence of intermittent AF was presumably somewhat higher.4


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