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- Title
Ethnic differences in atrial fibrillation identified using implanted cardiac devices.
- Authors
Lau, Chu-Pak; Gbadebo, T David; Connolly, Stuart J; Van Gelder, Isabelle C; Capucci, Alessandro; Gold, Michael R; Israel, Carsten W; Morillo, Carlos A; Siu, Chung-Wah; Abe, Haruhiko; Carlson, Mark; Tse, Hung-Fat; Hohnloser, Stefan H; Healey, Jeff S; ASSERT investigators
- Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is suggested to be less common among black and Asian individuals, which could reflect bias in symptom reporting and access to care. In the Asymptomatic AF and Stroke Evaluation in Pacemaker Patients and the AF Reduction Atrial Pacing Trial (ASSERT), patients with hypertension but no history of AF had AF recorded via an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator, thus allowing both symptomatic and asymptomatic AF incidence to be determined without ascertainment bias.
- Publication
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2013, Vol 24, Issue 4, p381
- ISSN
1540-8167
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/jce.12066