Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities

ISBN-13: 9781588299819 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 331 str.

Keith Ferdinand; Annemarie Armani

Opis

Cardiovascular heart disease mortality in African Americans is the highest of all major racial/ethnic populations in the US. Examining race & ethnicity, this volume will reveal that there are unacceptable healthcare disparities in risk factor prevalance, disease states, & cardiovascular outcomes.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The editors have created an important resource that will likely prove most useful to the engaged clinician or the student of clinical medicine ... . address a range of topics relevant to understanding the manifestations of CVD in minority populations in the United States. The juxtaposition of important topics in the epidemiology and clinical care of minority populations provides a unique and important perspective on these issues that will be of interest to those caring for the diverse populations of the United States." (Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, American Journal of Epidemiology, October, 2011)

"The book addresses a range of topics relevant to racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular diseases. ... addresses issues of interest to clinicians. ... There is a great deal of useful material in this book, especially regarding genetic and clinical issues related to racial differences in cardiovascular diseases. It is fairly comprehensive for its size and focus." (Victoria W. Persky, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2010)

"For clinicians, researchers, and public health officials, Ferdinand (cardiology, Emory U.) and Armani ... bring together 15 chapters that examine racial and ethnic healthcare disparities relating to cardiovascular disease in the US in terms of risk factor prevalence, disease states, and outcomes." (SciTech Book News, March, 2010)

"This book provides a common language for all clinical professionals, including trainees, involved in managing patients with a variety of cardiovascular conditions. It illustrates the population disparities in cardiovascular medicine, in particular highlighting the marked differences in morbidity, mortality, and pathophysiology of similar conditions in various ethnic groups. The information is well organized and succinctly presented ... . This book provides the unique knowledge base needed to approach cardiovascular disease in various racial and ethnic populations, subsequently stimulating clinicians and researchers to purposeful action." (Rohit R. Amin, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2009)

Spis treści

Foreword David Satcher, MD, PhD Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Disease in Racial/Ethnic Minorities: Overview and Perspectives Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC Chapter 2 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors Among Racial/Ethnic Populations in the United States George A. Mensah, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FCP (SA) Hon Chapter 3 Unmasking Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease: Nutritional, Socioeconomic, Cultural and Healthcare-Related Contributions John M. Flack, MD, MPH Samar A. Nasser, PA-C, MPH Anupam Goel, MD. FACP Mary 'Toni' Flowers Shannon O’Connor Erynne Faucett Chapter 4 Race and Genetics Rick A. Kittles, PhD Jada Benn-Torres, PhD Chapter 5 Race, Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease Ivor J. Benjamin, MD. FACC, FAHA Theophilus Owan, MD Chapter 6 Hypertension and Stroke in Racial/Ethnic Groups Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD Tonya L. Corbin, MD Chapter 7 Dyslipidemia in Racial/Ethnic Groups Luther T. Clark, MD Sabrina Shaheen, MD Chapter 8 Novel & Emerging Risk Factors in Racial/Ethnic Groups Karol Watson, MD Chapter 9 Lifestyle Interventions to Control Blood Pressure in an Increasingly Overweight, Multi-Ethnic Society Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH Megan Gauvey-Kern Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD Chapter 10 Obesity and the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Impact on Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Abrar Ahmed, MD Guido Lastra, MD Camila Manrique, MD James R Sowers, MD Chapter 11 Risk Calculation & Clustering within Racial/Ethnic Groups Peter W. F. Wilson, MD Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Imaging in Racial/Ethnic Populations: Implications for the Adequate Application of Cardiovascular Imaging Techniques Guided by Racial/Ethnic Risk Factor Variations Amgad N. Makaryus MD Jennifer H Mieres MD Leslee J. Shaw PhD Chapter 13 Unique Aspects of Vascular and Cardiac Ultrasound in Racial/Ethnic Groups Robert L. Gillespie, MD, FACC Icilma V. Fergus, MD Chapter 14 Heart Failure in Racial/Ethnic Group Melvin R Echols, MD Clyde W. Yancy, MD Chapter 15 Minority Women and Cardiovascular Disease Anne L. Taylor, MD Lavanya Bellumkonda, MBBS

Blurb

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.