Genetic heterogeneity of atrial fibrillation susceptibility loci across racial or ethnic groups

Unequal Gain of Equal Resources across Racial Groups

The health effects of economic resources (eg, education, employment, and living place) and psychological assets (eg, self-efficacy, perceived control over life, anger control, and emotions) are well-known. This article summarizes the results of a growing body of evidence documenting Blacks’ diminished return, defined as a systematically smaller health gain from economic resources and psychologi...

Racial and Ethnic Groups

MEASURING EVERYDAY RACIAL/ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH SURVEYS: How Best to Ask the Questions, in One or Two Stages, Across Multiple Racial/Ethnic Groups?

While it is clear that self-reported racial/ethnic discrimination is related to illness, there are challenges in measuring self-reported discrimination or unfair treatment. In the present study, we evaluate the psychometric properties of a self-reported instrument across racial/ ethnic groups in a population-based sample, and we test and interpret findings from applying two different widely-use...

Atrial Fibrillation Susceptibility in Obesity

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently observed arrhythmia in the clinic, affects ≈2 to 6 million people in the United States, and is known to increase the risk of stroke, heart failure, and sudden death.1 Epidemiological studies have identified multiple factors that enhance risk for susceptibility to AF, including age, coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension, and, more re...

Gender differences across racial and ethnic groups in the quality of care for diabetes.

High-quality care for diabetes is based on proper prevention, coordination of care among a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals, enhanced patient-provider relationships, and patient self-management skills. This paper discusses gender differences across racial and ethnic groups in the quality of care for type 2 diabetes according to 10 measures defined by the National Healthcare Q...