Blacks with Atrial Fibrillation Have Significantly Higher Risk of Stroke Than Whites (IMAGE)

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Blacks with Atrial Fibrillation Have Significantly Higher Risk of Stroke Than Whites

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Multivariable-adjusted incidence curves of ischemic stroke in blacks and whites. The Kaplan-Meier curves represent the incidence of ischemic stroke after adjustment for age, sex, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart failure, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, vascular disease, and aspirin and warfarin use. AF = atrial fibrillation.

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