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Clinical outcomes of patients with incident atrial fibrillation diagnosed by cardiologists compared to non-cardiologists

  • Shin-Huei Liu
    Affiliations
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Division of Holistic and Multidisciplinary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Tze-Fan Chao
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    Corresponding author at: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
    Affiliations
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yi-Hsin Chan
    Affiliations
    The Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan

    College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

    Microscopy Core Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Jo-Nan Liao
    Affiliations
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Shih-Ann Chen
    Affiliations
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

    Faculty of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Published:March 10, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2023.03.001
Clinical outcomes of patients with incident atrial fibrillation diagnosed by cardiologists compared to non-cardiologists
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      Published online: March 10, 2023
      Accepted: March 1, 2023
      Received: February 15, 2023

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2023.03.001

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