ReviewJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2004
The disproportionate impact of hypertensive cardiovascular disease in African Americans: getting to the heart of the issue.
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- Richard Allen Williams, M.D.: a Career Fighting Disparities and Fostering Equity.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Review
- Association of Sickle Cell Trait With Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease Among African American Individuals.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Genetics of transfusion recipient alloimmunization: can clues from susceptibility to autoimmunity pave the way?Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2014Review
- A genetic polymorphism in the CYP19A1 gene and the risk of hypertension among midlife women.Maturitas · 2012Article
- Racial disparity in blood pressure: is vitamin D a factor?Journal of general internal medicine · 2011Article
- Weight status and high blood pressure among low-income African American men.American journal of men's health · 2011Article
- Understanding social disparities in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control: the role of neighborhood context.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2007Article
- Executive summary of the African-American Initiative.MedGenMed : Medscape general medicine · 2007Review
- African Americans with asthma: genetic insights.Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society · 2007Review
- Genetic determinants and ethnic disparities in sepsis-associated acute lung injury.Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society · 2005Review
- Hypertension control among African Americans: an urgent call for action.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2004Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and association with ethnicity in Nigeria: results from a national survey.Cardiovascular journal of AfricaArticle
- Opportunities for the Advanced Practice Nurse to Enhance Hypertension Knowledge and Self-management Among African American Women.Clinical nurse specialist CNSArticle
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Abstract
The prevalence of hypertension in African Americans is among the highest in the world. Persons in this group develop hypertension at a younger age than non-African Americans and develop more severe complications, including stroke, cardiovascular disease, and renal failure. The factors that impart this high risk to this population remain poorly understood and, undoubtedly, environmental factors overshadow genetic predisposition. While identifying the pathophysiologic and environmental factors that contribute to ethnic disparity in disease is important, finding a long-term solution is crucial. Steps that can have an important impact on health outcomes of African Americans are presently available. Awareness of ethnicity as a risk factor for hypertension can allow health care providers to identify persons who are likely to benefit most from early, aggressive intervention. Modifiable factors such as smoking, diet, and sedentary lifestyle, as well as undertreatment of hypertension by physicians, can be targeted immediately.
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