title: Etiology and characteristics of congestive heart failure in blacks.
abstract: In this study of 301 black patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), systemic hypertension is the most common cause of CHF and is the primary etiology of CHF in 61%. Left ventricular hypertrophy is highly prevalent and is seen in 63% of the patients who had an echocardiogram.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Narra
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hafeez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left