Importance Parental incarceration is an adverse childhood experience that
disproportionately affects racially minoritized individuals and has been associated with long …

Background Incarceration is associated with increased cardiovascular disease mortality, but
prospective studies exploring mechanisms of this association are lacking. Methods We …

Objectives. We examined the association of family member incarceration with
cardiovascular risk factors and disease by gender. Methods. We used a sample of 5470 …

Importance In 2016, an estimated 8% of US children younger than 18 years had
experienced the incarceration of a parent, and rates were substantially higher among …

Objectives The incarceration rate in the United States has increased rapidly since the mid-
1970s and, accordingly, a large number of children are exposed to parental incarceration …

Heart disease affects over 30.3 million adults in the United States and is a leading cause of
mortality, morbidity, and disability. However, little is known about the relationship between …

Purpose We examined the relationship between exposure to family member incarceration
during childhood (FMIC) and myocardial infarction, controlling for traditional cardiovascular …

Background Incarceration has been associated with higher cardiovascular risk, yet data
evaluating its association with cardiovascular disease events are limited. The study …

Mass incarceration has profoundly restructured the life courses of not only marginalized
adult men for whom this event is now so prevalent but also their families. We examined …

As editors for JAMA Cardiology, we endorse a recurring investigatory theme of the
importance of upstream social determinants of health (SDOH). This type of research …