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Figure 3 Effect of Statins on the Occurrence of AF

Effect of statins versus placebo or control regimen on the occurrence of all types of atrial fibrillation (AF) (i.e., first episode or recurrence of AF, top panel), primary prevention of AF (new-onset or post-operative AF, middle panel), or prevention of recurrence of AF (lower panel). MIRACL 1 and 2 indicate the effect of statin in subgroups of patients in the MIRACL study without or with a previous AF, respectively. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.