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SUBMITTER: Spahillari A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5319800 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Spahillari Aferdita A Talegawkar Sameera S Correa Adolfo A Carr J Jeffrey JJ Terry James G JG Lima João J Freedman Jane E JE Das Saumya S Kociol Robb R de Ferranti Sarah S Mohebali Donya D Mwasongwe Stanford S Tucker Katherine L KL Murthy Venkatesh L VL Shah Ravi V RV
Circulation. Heart failure 20170201 2
<h4>Background</h4>The lifetime risk of heart failure (HF) is higher in the black population than in other racial groups in the United States.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We measured the Life's Simple 7 ideal cardiovascular health metrics in 4195 blacks in the JHS (Jackson Heart Study; 2000-2004). We evaluated the association of Simple 7 metrics with incident HF and left ventricular structure and function by cardiac magnetic resonance (n=1188). Mean age at baseline was 54.4 years (65% women). Rel ...[more]