Andrew M. Davis|Lisa M. Vinci|Tochi M. Okwuosa|Ayana Chase|Elbert S. Huang
Cardiovascular Health Disparities
University of Chicago|University of Chicago|University of Chicago|University of Chicago|University of Chicago
racial ethnic disparities cardiovascular health care well documented promising approaches disparity reduction increasingly described literature published since 1995 reports fragmented risk condition population setting authors conducted systematic review clinically oriented studies communities color addressed hypertension hyperlipidemia physical inactivity tobacco two major cardiovascular conditions coronary artery disease heart failure virtually literature specifically addressed disparity reduction greatest focus african american populations relatively little work hispanic asian native american populations authors found 62 interventions 27 addressing hypertension 9 lipids 18 tobacco use 8 physical inactivity 7 heart failure 1 study specifically addressed postmyocardial infarction care data supporting value registries multidisciplinary teams community outreach found across several conditions interventions addressing care transitions using telephonic outreach promoting medication access adherence merit exploration