Cardiovascular Disease in Racial and Ethnic Minorities

• Cardiovascular Disease in Racial/Ethnic Minorities: Overview and Perspectives.- Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors Among Racial/Ethnic Populations in the United States.- Unmasking Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease: Nutritional, Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Health-Care-Related Contributions.- Race and Genetics.- Race, Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease.- Hypertension and Stroke in Racial/Ethnic Groups.- Dyslipidemia in Racial/Ethnic Groups.- Novel & Emerging Risk Factors in Racial/Ethnic Groups.- Weight Loss Interventions to Control Blood Pressure in an Increasingly Overweight, Multi-ethnic Society.- Obesity and the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Impact on Chronic Kidney Disease and CVD.- Risk Calculation and Clustering Within Racial/Ethnic Groups.- Cardiovascular Imaging in Racial/Ethnic Populations: Implications for the Adequate Application of Cardiovascular Imaging Techniques Guided by Racial/Ethnic Risk Factor Variations.- Unique Aspects of Vascular and Cardiac Ultrasound in Racial/Ethnic Groups.- Heart Failure in Racial/Ethnic Groups.- Minority Women and Cardiovascular Disease.

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)