Open AccessIncident Atrial Fibrillation Among Asians, Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites
Author(s) -
Thomas A. Dewland,
Jeffrey E. Olgin,
Eric Vittinghoff,
Gregory M. Marcus
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002449
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , non hispanic whites , ethnic group , mexican americans , sociology , anthropology
Because the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and race has only been rigorously compared in population-based studies that dichotomized participants as white or black, it is unclear whether white race confers elevated AF risk or black race affords AF protection.
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