Stories Related to High Heart Failure Rate Seen In Younger U.s. Blacks

BOSTON (Reuters) - Heart failure may be about 20 times more common among young and middle-age blacks than whites in the United States, and it strikes blacks at a younger age, according to a 20-year study published on Wednesday.

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Topics:  african-american   blacks   heart   heart failure   
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