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Racial differences in the prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized with heart failure.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-09-26)
BACKGROUND: The intersection of heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) is
common, but the burden of AF among black patients with HF is poorly characterized.
We sought to determine the prevalence of AF, characteristics, ...
Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-10-14)
BACKGROUND: Hospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent
but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly
compared. This study assessed acute ischemic stroke ...
A risk score for in-hospital death in patients admitted with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-01-28)
BACKGROUND: We aimed to derive and validate a single risk score for predicting death
from ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH). METHODS AND RESULTS: Data from 333 865 stroke ...