Search results
Author(s):
Shawna D Nesbitt
Added:
3 years ago
Epidemiology
Hypertension is both more common and more destructive in African-Americans than in other ethnic groups. According to the 2005–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data, the current prevalence of hypertension in African-Americans is 39.1%, which is well above non-Hispanic whites at 28.5%. While awareness and treatment rates are similar between African…
View more
Author(s):
Gavin L Noble
,
Gary V Heller
Added:
3 years ago
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the US in both men and women, and in all ethnic groups that have been evaluated. The American College of Cardiology estimated the 1998 annual costs (direct and indirect) of CAD in the US to be US$368.4 billion, compared with cumulative cancer costs of US$189 billion. The national focus on cardiovascular research, diagnosis and…
View more
Author(s):
Gavin L Noble
,
Gary V Heller
Added:
3 years ago
Introduction
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the US in both men and women, and in all ethnic groups that have been evaluated.1 The American College of Cardiology estimated the 1998 annual costs (direct and indirect) of CAD in the US to be US$368.4 billion, compared with cumulative cancer costs of US$189 billion.2 The scope of this problem is expanding as the…
View more
Author(s):
Jack C Barton
,
Juan Carlos Kaski
Added:
2 years ago
Author(s):
Abhijeet Basoor
,
Gagan Randhawa
,
John F Cotant
,
et al
Added:
3 years ago
In the US, over the past 30 years, advances in cardiovascular care have resulted in a dramatic decline in mortality and morbidity associated with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI.1,2 The overall incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) has decreased over the last four decades.3
There are various reports about disparities in healthcare and the higher mortality among…
View more
Author(s):
Ana Mola
,
Carmen Perez-Terzic
,
Randal Thomas
,
et al
Added:
3 years ago
The changing population landscape in the US has impacted the many levels of the US healthcare system. It is estimated that, by 2050, minority populations together will comprise approximately 50% of the total population.1 This demographic shift has prompted policy makers, scientists, researchers, educators, and healthcare providers to draft a series of national health initiatives to define,…
View more
Inequity in Heart Failure Care
Author(s):
Onyedika Ilonze
,
Kendall Free
,
Khadijah Breathett
Added:
1 year ago
Article
Author(s):
Ioannis Mastoris
,
Ersilia M DeFilippis
,
Trejeeve Martyn
,
et al
Added:
1 year ago
Author(s):
Renée Bullock-Palmer
,
Katia Bravo-Jaimes
,
Mamas A Mamas
,
et al
Added:
1 year ago
Author(s):
Richard Hobbs
,
Terry McCormack
,
Claudio Cricelli
,
et al
Added:
3 years ago
The interplay between risk factors, the variable influence of any one risk factor and the tendency for risk factors to cluster make the determination of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in apparently healthy individuals more complex1 than assessing any single risk factor in isolation. For example, age factors heavily in a patient’s CVD risk; however, a younger patient with multiple factors may…
View more