The case for eliminating racial and ethnic cardiovascular disparities in the USA

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 05 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41569-023-00971-2Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular health in the USA result in a persistent mortality gap between white and Black individuals, increase health-care costs and compromise an egalitarian society. Solutions to racial inequities require risk factor control and the implementation of evidence-based medicine and anti-racism policies. Overcoming these disparities is not only a practical necessity, but also a moral imperative.
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