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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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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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