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Race and Ethnic and Sex Differences in Rhythm Control Treatment of Incident Atrial Fibrillation

Larry R. Jackson, Daniel J. Friedman, Diane M. Francis, Sonia Maccioni, Vincent C. Thomas, Paul Coplan, Rahul Khanna, Charlene Wong, Neloufar Rahai, Jonathan P. Piccini

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research · 2023 · 13 citations · 32 references

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Black patients were less likely to receive pharmacologic and procedural rhythm control therapies. Further research is needed to understand the drivers of undertreatment among racial and ethnic groups and females with AF.

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