Incident atrial fibrillation among Asians, Hispanics, blacks, and whites

Because the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and race has only been rigorously compared in population-based studies that dichotomized participants as white or black, it is unclear whether white race confers elevated AF risk or black race affords AF protection. The Healthcare Cost and Uti...

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Published in:	Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 128; no. 23; p. 2470
Main Authors:	Dewland, Thomas A, Olgin, Jeffrey E, Vittinghoff, Eric, Marcus, Gregory M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 03.12.2013
Subjects:	Adult African Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology Aged Asian Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Atrial Fibrillation - ethnology Cohort Studies European Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology Female Follow-Up Studies Hispanic Americans - ethnology Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Young Adult atrial fibrillation risk factors continental population groups arrhythmia atrial flutter
ISSN:	1524-4539, 1524-4539
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