title: Significance of atrial fibrillation as a precursor of embolism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimomura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuhisa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamakura
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D004617:Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors