Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Rare gene mutation in some Black Americans may allow earlier screening of heart failure

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/937330

 

  News Release 8-Dec-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

 

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. The findings suggest that earlier screening for the mutation could lead to faster treatment and improved outcomes for heart failure in this vulnerable group, the researchers said. The results of the study, which was largely supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, appear in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure.

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