Earlier screening for rare genetic mutation could lead to faster treatment for heart failure in Black Americans

Researchers have linked a rare genetic mutation found mostly in Black Americans and other people of African descent to an earlier onset of heart failure and a higher risk of hospitalization.

Related Keywords

United States ,Dallas ,Texas ,University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ,North Carolina ,Duke University ,Americans ,American ,Amandac Coniglio ,Patrice Desvigne Nickens ,Adolfo Correa ,Ambarish Pandey ,Emily Henderson ,Duke University School Of Medicine ,Division Of Cardiovascular Sciences ,Arrhythmia Branch ,National Institutes Of Health ,Division Of Cardiology ,Journal Of The American College Cardiology ,Blood Institute ,National Heart ,Black Americans ,National Institutes ,American College ,Texas Southwestern Medical Center ,Jackson Heart Study ,Duke University School ,Heart Failure ,Black American ,Gene ,Heart ,Utation ,Flood ,Ardiology ,Cardiomyopathy ,Cardiovascular Disease ,Hronic ,Enetic ,Medical Research ,Medicine ,Protein ,Research ,