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- atrial fibrillation (stroke risk↑ 5 times – i.e. 4.5% per year; ≈ 50% embolic strokes), coronary artery disease, MI (esp. anterior wall or septum), valvular disease, mitral stenosis / prolapse, anomalies with right to left shunting (e.g. patent foramen ovale), congestive heart failure, LVH on ECG. ................
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