The prevalence of diabetes increases with age, driven in part by an absolute increase in
incidence among adults aged 65 years and older. Individuals with diabetes are at higher risk …

The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of stroke among individuals who have not previously …

Objective To evaluate differences in first manifestations of cardiovascular disease between
men and women in a competing risks framework. Design Prospective population based …

Significant racial/ethnic disparities have been documented in cardiovascular care. Although
health care quality is improving for many Americans, differences in clinical outcomes have …

Background: Cardiac stress testing, particularly with imaging, has been the focus of debates
about rising health care costs, inappropriate use, and patient safety in the context of …

Objective—Abnormalities in nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability have been reported in blacks.
Whether there are differences in endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in …

BACKGROUND Increased attention has been given to pulse pressure (PP) as a potential
independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the relationship …

Background: African Americans (AAs) have a higher prevalence of extreme ischemic white
matter hyperintensities (WMHs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) than do European …

Aim the purpose of this study was to investigate differences in long-term mortality following
acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients from three major ethnicities of Asia. Methods …

Background Racial differences in carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) have been
suggested to be associated with the disproportionally high prevalence of cardiovascular …