Differential Impact of Risk Factors in Blacks and Whites in the Development of Atrial Fibrillation: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study

BACKGROUND: Despite a higher prevalence of risk factors, atrial fibrillation (AF) is less prevalent in blacks than whites. To address this paradox, we examined racial differences in the magnitude of AF risk associated with common risk factors. METHODS: 13,688 participants (mean age=63±8.4 years; 56%...

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Pubblicato in:J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
Autori principali: O’Neal, Wesley T., Judd, Suzanne E., Limdi, Nita A., McIntyre, William F., Kleindorfer, Dawn O., Cushman, Mary, Howard, Virginia J., Howard, George, Soliman, Elsayed Z.
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2016
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5313388/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27531069
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-016-0275-3
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