Clinical characteristics and CHADS2 score in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation: Insights from the Japanese Cardiac Registry of Heart Failure in Cardiology (JCARE-CARD)

Sanae Hamaguchi,Shintaro Kinugawa,Shouji Matsushima,Arata Fukushima,Takashi Yokota,Mamoru Sakakibara,Hisashi Yokoshiki,Miyuki Tsuchihashi-Makaya,Hiroyuki Tsutsui

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.06.068

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