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Editorial
. 2023 Apr 18;81(15):1521-1523.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.025.

Cardiovascular Health in Hispanic/Latino Patients: From Research to Practice

Fatima Rodriguez  1 , Vanessa Blumer  2
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Editorial

Cardiovascular Health in Hispanic/Latino Patients: From Research to Practice

Fatima Rodriguez et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Hispanic health; cardiovascular disease risk factors; population health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Funding Support and Author Disclosures Dr Rodriguez was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1K01HL144607), the American Heart Association/Harold Amos Faculty Development program, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Grant #2022051); and is a consultant for HealthPals, Novartis, Novo Nordisk (CEC), and AstraZeneca, unrelated to the subject of this paper. Dr Blumer has reported that she has no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

Comment on

  • Evolving Science on Cardiovascular Disease Among Hispanic/Latino Adults: JACC International.
    Pirzada A, Cai J, Heiss G, Sotres-Alvarez D, Gallo LC, Youngblood ME, Avilés-Santa ML, González HM, Isasi CR, Kaplan R, Kunz J, Lash JP, Lee DJ, Llabre MM, Penedo FJ, Rodriguez CJ, Schneiderman N, Sofer T, Talavera GA, Thyagarajan B, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Daviglus ML. Pirzada A, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Apr 18;81(15):1505-1520. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.023. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023. PMID: 37045521 Free PMC article. Review.

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