title: Heart failure in African Americans: unique etiology and pharmacologic treatment responses.
abstract: After reading the article, "Heart Failure in African Americans: Unique Etiology and Pharmacologic Treatment Responses," the learner should be able to complete the following quiz and evaluation questions.Accredidation:NMA is accredited by the Accredidation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. NMA designates this continuing medical education activity for one credit hour in category one of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. The Journal of the National Medical Association (JNMA) has been approved by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) as having educational content acceptable for five prescribed credit hours. This article has been approved for one credit hour. Term of approval is from January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2003. Credit may be claimed for one year from date of individual use.Expiration:The quiz must be completed, postmarked and mailed by Feb. 25, 2003, for eligibility to receive continuing medical education credit for this CME activity.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA. clyde.yancy@email.swmed.edu
authors.forename: Clyde W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yancy
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001741:Black or African American; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors