Response to the letter to the editor by Silverman-Lloyd et al. entitled: “Race is not a risk factor: Reframing discourse on racial health inequities in CVD prevention” (1)

• Erin D. Michos,
• Keith C. Ferdinand,
• LaPrincess C. Brewer,
• Rachel M. Bond,
• Nathan D. Wong

Affiliations

Erin D. Michos

Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Corresponding author.

Keith C. Ferdinand

Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States

LaPrincess C. Brewer

Division of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

Rachel M. Bond

Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Chandler, AZ, United States; Women's Heart Health, Dignity Health, AZ, United States

Nathan D. Wong

Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States