Items Tagged ‘racial’

March 3, 2010

Race Gap in Treatment of Heart Condition

By Kelley Luckstein Kelley Luckstein (@KelleyLuckstein)

  Race Gap in Treatment of Heart Condition African Americans are less likely to know they have atrial fibrillation – an abnormal heart rhythm – than whites, or seek treatment for the condition, according to a new large nationwide study. Researchers, including neurologists from the Mayo Clinic, say the findings could help explain why the […]

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Tags: atrial fibrillation, geographic stroke, racial


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