NT‐proBNP as a Mediator of the Racial Difference in Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure

BACKGROUND: Blacks harbor more cardiovascular risk factors than whites, but experience less atrial fibrillation (AF). Conversely, whites may have a lower risk of heart failure (CHF). N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) levels are higher in whites, predict incident AF, and have diur...

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Autores principales: Whitman, Isaac R., Vittinghoff, Eric, DeFilippi, Christopher R., Gottdiener, John S., Alonso, Alvaro, Psaty, Bruce M., Heckbert, Susan R., Hoogeveen, Ron C., Arking, Dan E., Selvin, Elizabeth, Chen, Lin Y., Dewland, Thomas A., Marcus, Gregory M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6509704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30912456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.010868

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