Status of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 130; no. 7; pp. 593 - 625
• Main Authors: Rodriguez, Carlos J, Allison, Matthew, Daviglus, Martha L, Isasi, Carmen R, Keller, Colleen, Leira, Enrique C, Palaniappan, Latha, Piña, Ileana L, Ramirez, Sarah M, Rodriguez, Beatriz, Sims, Mario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc 12.08.2014; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: American Heart Association; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cultural Characteristics; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Health Behavior - ethnology; Hispanic Americans - ethnology; Humans; Medical sciences; Neurology; Risk Factors; Stroke - diagnosis; Stroke - ethnology; Stroke - prevention & control; United States - ethnology; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; United States; North America; America; Heart; Human; Nervous system diseases; Stroke; American; Cardiovascular disease; Latinamerican; Epidemiology; Phlebology; Ethnic group; Cerebral disorder; AHA Scientific Statements; Vascular disease; Association; Sciences; Latino; Central nervous system disease; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Hispanic; Cerebrovascular disease; cardiovascular disease; stroke

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—This American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement provides a comprehensive overview of current evidence on the burden cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Hispanics in the United States. Hispanics are the largest minority ethnic group in the United States, and their hea...