No racial disparities in development of atrial fibrillation among heart failure patients
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 05:30
in Health & Medicine
Black patients who have been diagnosed with heart failure are no less likely than white patients to get atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia), according to a new study. These findings run counter to previous studies, which have found that black patients with heart failure tend to have less atrial fibrillation problems than white patients.