Premature Cardiac Aging in South Asian Compared to Afro‐Caribbean Subjects in a Community‐Based Screening Study

BACKGROUND: People of South Asian (SAs) and African Caribbean (AC) origin have increased cardiovascular morbidity, but underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Aging is the key predictor of deterioration in diastolic function, which can be assessed by echocardiography using E/e′ ratio as a surro...

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Autores principales: Shantsila, Eduard, Shantsila, Alena, Gill, Paramjit S., Lip, Gregory Y.H.
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/PMC5210345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27930355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.004110

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5210345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27930355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.004110

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