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15073465

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Suppl 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-9
pubmed:abstractText
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, with African-American men having the highest rate of cardiovascular mortality in the US population. Although the clustering of multiple cardiovascular risk factors is particularly apparent in this group, a key reason for the higher rate of cardiovascular mortality among African-American men compared with other ethnic groups may be related to underdiagnosis and undertreatment. Studies have shown that minority persons with myocardial infarction are less likely than non-minorities to be diagnosed, to receive appropriate drug therapy, or to undergo bypass surgery. However, there are no data that suggest established treatments and secondary prevention strategies are less effective in African Americans. Appropriate therapy for secondary prevention--including thrombolysis, antiplatelet strategies, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition, beta blockade, and lipid-lowering therapies--results in significant reductions in mortality for all patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1524-6175
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Improving outcomes in the post-myocardial infarction setting.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology Division, CS7-102, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. clyde.yancy@utsouthwestern.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review