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COMMENTARY
Revisiting the global burden of atrial fibrillation: associations with obesity and the increased risk of stroke
1
, United Kingdom
2
, Denmark
3
, Poland
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2025-06-11
Acceptance date: 2025-06-12
Online publication date: 2025-06-26
Corresponding author
Gregory Y. H. Lip
Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Mount Vernon Street, L7 8YE, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Mount Vernon Street, L7 8YE, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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