Differences in the incidence of congestive heart failure by ethnicity: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
H Bahrami, R Kronmal, DA Bluemke… - Archives of internal …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background The relationship between incident congestive heart failure (CHF) and ethnicity
as well as racial/ethnic differences in the mechanisms leading to CHF have not been
demonstrated in a multiracial, population-based study. Our objective was to evaluate the
relationship between race/ethnicity and incident CHF. Methods The Multi-Ethnic Study of
Atherosclerosis (MESA) is a cohort study of 6814 participants of 4 ethnicities: white (38.5%),
African American (27.8%), Hispanic (21.9%), and Chinese American (11.8%). Participants …
as well as racial/ethnic differences in the mechanisms leading to CHF have not been
demonstrated in a multiracial, population-based study. Our objective was to evaluate the
relationship between race/ethnicity and incident CHF. Methods The Multi-Ethnic Study of
Atherosclerosis (MESA) is a cohort study of 6814 participants of 4 ethnicities: white (38.5%),
African American (27.8%), Hispanic (21.9%), and Chinese American (11.8%). Participants …
