The paradox of atrial fibrillation in African Americans

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 804-808

  Soliman, Elsayed Z ^a   Prineas, Ronald J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Atrial fibrillation; Paradox

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908344089     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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