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Hypertension prevalence but not control varies across the spectrum of risk in patients with atrial fibrillation: A RE-LY atrial fibrillation registry sub-study.

Finlay Aleck McAlisterRajibul MianJonas OldgrenLars WallentinMichael EzekowitzSalim YusufStuart J ConnollyJeff S Healeynull null
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Hypertension was common in patients with AF but BP control rates were sub-optimal and varied little across the spectrum of stroke risk or by adequacy of thromboprophylaxis. This highlights the need for an increased focus on total atherosclerotic risk rather than just thromboprophylaxis management in AF patients.
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