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Editorial
. 2021 May 4;10(9):e021048.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021048. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

Data in a Vacuum? The Desperate Need for a Paradigm Shift to Prevent Heart Failure in Black Americans

Alexis Okoh  1 , Alanna A Morris  2
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Editorial

Data in a Vacuum? The Desperate Need for a Paradigm Shift to Prevent Heart Failure in Black Americans

Alexis Okoh et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; health disparities; heart failure; race and ethnicity; risk factors/global assessment; socioeconomic position heart failure.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Morris has received research grants from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (National Institutes of Health R03 HL146874), the Woodruff Foundation, and the Association of Black Cardiologists. Dr Okoh has no disclosures to report.

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Figure 1. Comparison of heart failure (HF) stages across 3 community cohorts.
Prevalence of HF stages in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from Ammar et al, 9 CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study from Gidding et al, 10 and Black participants in ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study in Jackson, MS, from Vasan et al. 8 Exam indicates examination.
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