Etiology and characteristics of congestive heart failure in blacks

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1447-1450

  Mathew, James ^a   Davidson, Sandra ^b   Narra, Leela ^b   Hafeez, Tahir ^b   Garg, Rekha ^b  

^a MA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030589257     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00635-2     Document Type: Article

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