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WSC 2025 | Premature atrial complexes and their link to atrial fibrillation and stroke risk

Rolf Wachter • 23 Oct 2025
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Rolf Wachter, MD, PhD, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, discusses premature atrial complexes and their association with atrial fibrillation and stroke risk. Prof. Wachter highlights that premature atrial complexes can be considered a precursor of clinical atrial fibrillation. This interview took place at the 17th World Stroke Congress (WSC) in Barcelona, Spain.

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