Mexican Americans With Atrial Fibrillation Have More Recurrent Strokes Than Do Non-Hispanic Whites
Author(s) -
Jennifer Simpson,
Darin B. Zahuranec,
Lynda D. Lisabeth,
Brisa N. Sánchez,
Lesli E. Skolarus,
Jorge E. Mendizabal,
Melinda A. Smith,
Nelda Garcia,
Lewis B. Morgenstern
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.589127
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , population , cardiology , warfarin , confidence interval , engineering , mechanical engineering , environmental health
Atrial fibrillation is a common cause of stroke with a known preventive treatment. We compared poststroke recurrence and survival in Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites (NHWs) with atrial fibrillation in a population-based study.
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