Premature ventricular complex, atrial fibrillation and stroke: causality or coincidence?

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Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, CIBER-CV, Barcelona (Spain), Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Published: August 2025


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