Study finds link between racial, socioeconomic factors and atrial fibrillation treatment

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Study finds link between racial, socioeconomic factors and atrial fibrillation treatment

Even though the use of rhythm control strategies for treating Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (AF), a common abnormal heart rhythm, have increased overall in the United States, patients from racial and ethnic minority groups and those with lower income were less likely to receive rhythm control treatment—often the preferred treatment—according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study is published in the JAMA Network Open.

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