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Theme: Stroke - Review

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after ischemic stroke: how should we hunt for it?

Azmil H Abdul-Rahim Medical Sciences, Gardiner Institute, Western Infirmary, 44 Church Street, Glasgow, G11 6NT, Scotland, UK. [email protected]
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Kennedy R Lees Medical Sciences, Gardiner Institute, Western Infirmary, 44 Church Street, Glasgow, G11 6NT, Scotland, UK
Pages 485-494 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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