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Echocardiographic Measures of Cardiac Structure and Function Are Associated with Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Blacks: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

BACKGROUND: Several studies have examined the link between atrial fibrillation (AF) and various echocardiographic measures of cardiac structure and function in whites and other racial groups but not in blacks. Exploring AF risk factors in blacks is important given that the lower incidence of AF in t...

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Autores principales: Bekwelem, Wobo, Misialek, Jeffrey R., Konety, Suma, Solomon, Scott D., Soliman, Elsayed Z., Loehr, Laura R., Lopez, Faye L., Fox, Ervin R., Mosley, Thomas H., Alonso, Alvaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25330035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110111