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

Cardiovascular disease in racial/ethnic minority populations: illness burden and overview of community-based interventions. Public Health Rev. 2018;39:32 Authors: Muncan B 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. PMID: 30524764 [PubMed]
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