A comparison of risk factors for mortality from heart failure in Asian and non-Asian populations: an overview of individual participant data from 32 prospective cohorts from the Asia-Pacific Region.

A comparison of risk factors for mortality from heart failure in Asian and non-Asian populations: an overview of individual participant data from 32 prospective cohorts from the Asia-Pacific Region.

BACKGROUND: Most of what is known regarding the epidemiology of mortality from heart failure (HF) comes from studies within Western populations with few data available from the Asia-Pacific region where the burden of heart failure is increasing. METHODS: Individual level data from 543694 (85% Asian;...

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Main Authors: Huxley, R, Barzi, F, Woo, J, Giles, G, Lam, T, Rahimi, K, Konety, S, Ohkubo, T, Jee, S, Fang, X, Woodward, M, Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration
Other Authors: Norton, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Epidemiology
Asia

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