Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities CONTEMPORARY CARDIOLOGY Christopher P. Cannon, md SERIES EDITOR For other titles published in this series, go to www.springer.com/series/7677 Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities Edited by Keith C. Ferdinand, md Cardiology Division, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA and Annemarie Armani, md Department of Internal Medicine, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC, USA Editors Keith C. Ferdinand, MD Emory University Cardiology Division 5355 Hunter Road Atlanta GA 30349 USA
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