Risk Factors for Incident Hospitalized Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction in a Multiracial Cohort of Postmenopausal Women [Original Articles]

Conclusions— In this multiracial cohort of postmenopausal women, obesity stands out as a significant risk factor for HFpEF, with the strongest association in African American women. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00000611.

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Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - September 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eaton, C. B., Pettinger, M., Rossouw, J., Martin, L. W., Foraker, R., Quddus, A., Liu, S., Wampler, N. S., Hank Wu, W.-C., Manson, J. E., Margolis, K., Johnson, K. C., Allison, M., Corbie-Smith, G., Rosamond, W., Breathett, K., Klein, L. Tags: Race and Ethnicity, Heart Failure Original Articles Source Type: research

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