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Review
. 2016 Feb;18(2):9.
doi: 10.1007/s11883-016-0559-4.

Ethnic Minorities and Coronary Heart Disease: an Update and Future Directions

J Adam Leigh  1 , Manrique Alvarez  1 , Carlos J Rodriguez  2   3
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Ethnic Minorities and Coronary Heart Disease: an Update and Future Directions

J Adam Leigh et al. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the USA. Overall, heart disease accounts for about 1 in 4 deaths with coronary heart disease (CHD) being responsible for over 370,000 deaths per year. It has frequently and repeatedly been shown that some minority groups in the USA have higher rates of traditional CHD risk factors, different rates of treatment with revascularization procedures, and excess morbidity and mortality from CHD when compared to the non-Hispanic white population. Numerous investigations have been made into the causes of these disparities. This review aims to highlight the recent literature which examines CHD in ethnic minorities and future directions in research and care.

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Angina; CABG; Coronary heart disease; Disparity; PCI; Race and ethnicity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest J. Adam Leigh and Manrique Alvarez declare that they have no conflict of interest. Carlos J. Rodriguez declares personal fees from Alnylam and non-financial support from AMGEN and Merck.

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Fig. 1
Percentage of total US population by race and ethnicity. Racial groups include only non-Hispanics. Hispanics may be of any race. Source: Projections of the size and composition of the US population: 2014 to 2060 [6]
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Fig. 2
Average age-adjusted first MI or fatal CHD incidence rates by sex and race [1] (ARIC participants, ages 35–84 years old)
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