| Why blacks fare worse after cardiac arrest |
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| Friday, 07 September 2007 | |
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A new study confirms that whites are more likely
than blacks to survive an "out-of-hospital" cardiac arrest -- the
sudden loss of heart function caused by a heart attack or a blow to the
chest. The study also suggests that the initial heart
rhythm irregularity...accounts for the racial disparities in survival after cardiac arrest. Read more at MedlinePlus
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