Rates of Atrial Fibrillation in Black Versus White Patients With Pacemakers

BACKGROUND: Black US residents experience higher rates of ischemic stroke than white residents but have lower rates of clinically apparent atrial fibrillation (AF), a strong risk factor for stroke. It is unclear whether black persons truly have less AF or simply more undiagnosed AF. METHODS AND RESU...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kamel, Hooman, Kleindorfer, Dawn O., Bhave, Prashant D., Cushman, Mary, Levitan, Emily B., Howard, George, Soliman, Elsayed Z.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26873685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002492

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26873685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002492

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