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Race/Ethnicity: Is It An Outcome Predictor In Patients With Heart Failure?, Digant V. Bhatt
Race/Ethnicity: Is It An Outcome Predictor In Patients With Heart Failure?, Digant V. Bhatt
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the role of race as a significant risk factor for prediction of outcomes in heart failure (HF). Methods: The data was collected on demographics, detailed history of HF, family history, vital signs, medication and laboratory profile for 585 patients from Heart failure Treatment Center of Emory University after year of 2000. Outcome of HF was defined as combination of death, placement of left ventricular assisted devise, heart transplant or emergency transplant. The independent relationship between race and outcomes of HF was evaluated by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. The survival …