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March 18, 2009New England Journal of MedicineOpen Access

Racial Differences in Incident Heart Failure among Young Adults

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Population

Young adults (blacks and whites)

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Authors

KBKirsten Bibbins‐DomingoMPMark J. PletcherFLFeng Lin

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Overview

Disparities in early HF incidence support targeted prevention research in Black adults; leaves open whether interventions alter outcomes before age 50.

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the racial differences in the incidence of heart failure among young adults under 50 years.
  • Examined the incidence of heart failure among black and white young adults under 50 years old. Benchmarked against hypertension, obesity, and systolic dysfunction as antecedents.
  • Utilized data from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00005130) to frame incidences and risk factors.
  • Incident heart failure occurrences are significantly higher in black young adults compared to white counterparts.
  • Key antecedents include hypertension, obesity, and systolic dysfunction identified before age 35.

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Population
Young adults (blacks and whites)
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Outcome
Incident heart failure before 50 years of agehard clinical

Incident heart failure before age 50 is more common in Black individuals, highlighting early-life hypertension, obesity, and systolic dysfunction as key targets for prevention.

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Bibbins‐Domingo et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc6e977873f5f05b1332f3https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0807265
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