Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Description

• Explores the significance of human genomic variation and the impact of environment on cardiovascular diseases
• Provides new findings and implications of genomics and inherence specifically related to single nucleotide polymorphisms
• Discusses the concept of ancestry versus the sociopolitical historical category of race

Cardiovascular heart disease mortality in African Americans is the highest of all major racial/ethnic subpopulations in the United States. Examining race and ethnicity, Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities will reveal that there are unacceptable healthcare disparities in risk factor prevalence, disease states, and cardiovascular outcomes in the United States. Written by a team of experts, Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities examines to what degree biomedical and scientific literature can clarify the impact of genetic variation versus environment as related to cardiovascular disease. Chapters illustrate the magnitude of cardiovascular and metabolic disparities and the effect of environment on diseases.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• Contributors

1. Cardiovascular Disease in Racial/Ethnic Minorities: Overview and Perspectives / Ferdinand and A. Armani
2. Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors Among Racial/Ethnic Populations in the United States / G.A. Mensah
3. Unmasking Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease: Nutritional, Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Health-Care-Related Contributions / J.M. Flack, S.A. Nasser, A. Goel, M. “Toni” Flowers, S.O’Connor and E. Faucett
4. Race and Genetics / R.A. Kittles and J. Benn-Torres
5. Race,Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease / Ivor J. Benjamin and Theophilus Owan
6. Hypertension and Stroke in Racial/Ethnic Groups / K.A. Jamerson and T.L. Corbin
7. DyslipidemiainRacial/EthnicGroups / L.T. Clark and S. Shaheen
8. Novel & Emerging Risk Factors in Racial/Ethnic Groups / K.E. Watson
9. Weight Loss Interventions to Control Blood Pressure in an Increasingly Overweight, Multi-ethnic Society / L.J. Appel, M.E. Gauvey-Kern and C.A.M. Anderson
10. Obesity and the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Impact on Chronic Kidney Disease and CVD / Abrar Ahmed, Guido Lastra, Camila Manrique and James R. Sowers
11. Risk Calculation and Clustering Within Racial/Ethnic Groups / P.W.F. Wilson
12. Cardiovascular Imaging in Racial/Ethnic Populations: Implications for the Adequate Application of Cardiovascular Imaging Techniques Guided by Racial/Ethnic Risk Factor Variations / A.N. Makaryus, J.H. Mieres and L.J. Shaw
13. Unique Aspects of Vascular and Cardiac Ultrasound in Racial/Ethnic Groups / Robert L. Gillespie and Icilma V. Fergus
14. Heart Failure in Racial/EthnicGroups /M.R. Echols and C.W. Yancy
15. Minority Women and Cardiovascular Disease / A.L. Taylor and L. Bellumkonda

• Subject Index