Foreword

vii

Preface

ix

Acknowledgment

xiii

Contributors

xvii

1

Cardiovascular Disease in Racial/Ethnic Minorities: Overview and Perspectives   K.C. Ferdinand and A. Armani

1

2

Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors Among Racial/Ethnic Populations in the United States   G.A. Mensah

23

3

Unmasking Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease: Nutritional, Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Health-Care-Related Contributions   J.M. Flack, S.A. Nasser, A. Goel, M. “Toni” Flowers, S. O’Connor and E. Faucett

51

4

Race and Genetics   R.A. Kittles and J. Benn-Torres

81

5

Race, Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease   Ivor J. Benjamin and Theophilus Owan

93

6

Hypertension and Stroke in Racial/Ethnic Groups   K.A. Jamerson and T.L. Corbin

103

7

Dyslipidemia in Racial/Ethnic Groups   L.T. Clark and S. Shaheen

119

8

Novel & Emerging Risk Factors in Racial/Ethnic Groups   K.E. Watson

139

9

Weight Loss Interventions to Control Blood Pressure in an Increasingly Overweight, Multi-ethnic Society   L.J. Appel, M.E. Gauvey-Kern and C.A.M. Anderson

151

10

Obesity and the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Impact on Chronic Kidney Disease and CVD   Abrar Ahmed, Guido Lastra, Camila Manrique and James R. Sowers

193

11

Risk Calculation and Clustering Within Racial/Ethnic Groups   P.W.F. Wilson

215

12

Cardiovascular Imaging in Racial/Ethnic Populations: Implications for the Adequate Application of Cardiovascular Imaging Techniques Guided by Racial/Ethnic Risk Factor Variations   A.N. Makaryus, J.H. Mieres and L.J. Shaw

229

13

Unique Aspects of Vascular and Cardiac Ultrasound in Racial/Ethnic Groups   Robert L. Gillespie and Icilma V. Fergus

247

14

Heart Failure in Racial/Ethnic Groups   M.R. Echols and C.W. Yancy

269

15

Minority Women and Cardiovascular Disease   A.L. Taylor and L. Bellumkonda

297

Subject Index

321