Racial differences in the prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized with heart failure.

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Published in J Am Heart Assoc on September 26, 2013

Authors

Kevin L Thomas1, Jonathan P Piccini, Li Liang, Gregg C Fonarow, Clyde W Yancy, Eric D Peterson, Adrian F Hernandez, Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals

Author Affiliations

1: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.

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