title: Early detection of atrial fibrillation is the first step to prevent cardiogenic stroke: Usefulness of B-type natriuretic peptide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Nippon Medical School Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: kodani@nms.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Eitaro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kodani
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; B-type natriuretic peptide; Biomarker; Cardiogenic stroke