Prevalence of Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation in Minority Ethnic Subjects: The Ethnic-Echocardiographic Heart of England Screening Study (E-ECHOES)
Population
5,354 South Asian and Black African-Caribbean subjects from 20 primary care centres in Birmingham, UK, with…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Implication
Low prevalence aligns with general population norms; leaves open whether ethnicity-specific screening improves outcomes.
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Population
5,354 South Asian and Black African-Caribbean subjects from 20 primary care centres in Birmingham, UK, with median age 58.2 years and 47.5% male.
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Outcome
Community prevalence and severity of left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation
Cite This Study
Gill et al. (2011) studied this question.