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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias and predisposes a person to significant increase of systemic embolism. The risk of systemic embolism, particularly cerebral embolism, is present when arrhythmia is chronic but is higher at the moment of cardioversion to sinus rhythm (SR), when the resumption of mechanical activity of atrium and left atrium appendage (LAA) can favor embolisation of thrombus.
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Disertori, M., Menotti, A. (1998). Atrial Fibrillation and Thromboembolic Risk: Is It Safe to Cardiovert Acutely under Heparin?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 1997. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2288-1_16
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