Racial Differences in Left Atrial Size: Results from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

Whites have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) compared to Blacks. The mechanism underlying this association is unknown. Left atrial (LA) size is an important AF risk factor, and studies in older adults suggest Whites have larger LA diameters. However, because AF itself causes LA dilation...

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Autores principales: Dewland, Thomas A., Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten, Lin, Feng, Vittinghoff, Eric, Foster, Elyse, Ogunyankin, Kofo O., Lima, Joao A., Jacobs, David R., Hu, Donglei, Burchard, Esteban G., Marcus, Gregory M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4795666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26985672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151559

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4795666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26985672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151559

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