Ethnic Differences in Heart Failure
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Ethnic differences in macrovascular and microvascular function in systolic heart failure.
BACKGROUND Endothelial dysfunction is implicated in the pathophysiological features of heart failure (HF), and ethnic differences in the presentation of cardiovascular disease are evident, with an excess seen among South Asians (SAs). However, data on ethnic differences in endothelial function in HF are limited. METHODS AND RESULTS In a cross-sectional study, we recruited 128 subjects with sy...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heart, Lung and Circulation
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1443-9506
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.05.160