Despite the consistent reduction in morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular
disease (CVD) over the last four decades, CVD remains the leading cause of death globally …

Introduction: Perceived discrimination is known to play a role in the development of
cardiovascular (CV) risk factors such as hypertension, but the association with CV outcomes …

While research has suggested a trend toward increased comorbidity between
cardiovascular disease and major depressive disorder in Black Americans, understanding …

Objectives. Prior research has reported an association between perceived discrimination
and health outcomes among African Americans, and there is growing interest in the …

Researchers have long speculated that exposure to discrimination may increase
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk but compared to other psychosocial risk factors, large …

Perceived discrimination is positively related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors; its
relationship with incident CVD is unknown. Using data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of …

Background: Epidemiologic studies have documented the associations between
experiences of discrimination and adverse health outcomes. However, the relationship …

Objective To date, most research on perceived discrimination and cardiovascular disease
(CVD) has examined racial discrimination although other forms of discrimination may also …

BACKGROUND: Chronic stressors such as perceived discrimination might underlie race
disparities in cardiovascular disease. This study focused on the relationship between …

Objective Assessing the discrimination-health disparities hypothesis requires
psychometrically sound, multidimensional measures of discrimination. Among the available …