Blacks Face Higher Mortality from Heart Disease, Stroke

–CV disease accounts for large portion of health disparities. Cardiovascular disease led to the loss of more than 2 millions years of life in the African-American population between 1999 and 2010. A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Health in African Americans, makes clear that, compared to whites, African Americans suffer disproportionately…

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Hospital Quality Helps Explain Some Of The Racial Disparities In Outcomes After CABG

It has long been known that racial disparities exist in health care. A large body of research has found that nonwhite patients have worse outcomes than whites. But it has been difficult to understand the underlying reasons for these disparities.  Now a new study offers evidence that, at least in the case of bypass surgery,…

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