Figure 1. Flowchart of the Study Design.
AF indicates atrial fibrillation; AFL, atrial flutter; NHIRD, National Health Insurance Research Database; RFA, radiofrequency ablation; RHD, rheumatic heart disease; and VHD, valvular heart disease.
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