African American Race and Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation:A Meta-Analysis

Background. It has been observed that African American race is associated with a lower prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) compared to Caucasian race. To better quantify the association between African American race and AF, we performed a meta-analysis of published studies among different patient...

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Main Authors: Marlow B. Hernandez, Craig R. Asher, Adrian V. Hernandez, Gian M. Novaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/275624