Race–Ethnic and Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Structure and Function: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

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Authors

Satoru Kishi · Johns Hopkins University

Jared P. Reis · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Bharath Ambale‐Venkatesh · Johns Hopkins University

Samuel S. Gidding · DuPont (United States)

Anderson da Costa Armstrong · Johns Hopkins University

David R. Jacobs · University of Minnesota

Stephen Sidney

Abstract

African American men have greater LV size and lower LV systolic and diastolic function compared to African American women and to white men and women. The reasons for these racial-ethnic differences are partially but not completely explained by established cardiovascular risk factors.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association

Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. e001264-e001264

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001264

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