Public Health Reviews (Dec 2018)

Cardiovascular disease in racial/ethnic minority populations: illness burden and overview of community-based interventions

  • Brandon Muncan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-018-0109-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

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Abstract Cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the USA, poses a unique and multilateral burden to racial/ethnic minorities. The admixture of comorbid conditions, structural barriers, and psychosocial standing complicates the prevention, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular disease in racial/ethnic minority populations and requires newer approaches to reduce existing disparities. A discussion of the cardiovascular disease risk burden is presented, along with an overview of multi-stratified considerations for improving racial/ethnic minority cardiovascular health via community engagement.

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