Racial Differences in Atrial Cardiopathy Phenotypes in Ischemic Stroke Patients.

Hooman KamelKathleen AlwellBrett M KisselaHeidi J SucharewDaniel WooMatthew FlahertySimona FerioliStacie L DemelCharles J MoomawKyle WalshJason MackeyDe Los Rios La Rosa FelipeAdam S JasneSabreena SlavinSharyl MartiniOpeolu AdeoyeTehniyat BaigMonica L ChenEmily B LevitanElsayed Z SolimanDawn O Kleindorfer

Published in: Neurology (2020)

This study provides class II evidence that the rate of atrial cardiopathy is greater among Black people with acute stroke compared to White people.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial
african american
left ventricular
brain injury