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    Atrial Fibrillation

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      Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

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      Mr G felt fine when he went to bed at 0130, but his wife awakes at 0345 to find him struggling to get out of bed, unable to move his right arm or leg, and unable to speak. She calls 999 and he arrives at the hospital at 0430

      On assessment, his right-sided weakness has now resolved, but he is...

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