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Evaluating the Reliability and Robustness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Cardiometabolic Disease in NHANES, NHIS, and BRFSS (2015–2021)

Journal of the American Heart Association

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundThe United States uses the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to monitor disease trends and inform clinical care/prevention research.

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Proposed Risk Factor Tool Finds Heart Failure Rates are Higher Among American Indian Adults

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The results were calculated using a new, proposed risk prediction scale for heart failure specifically for American Indian adults. and a researcher at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. Study details and background: The study analyzed data from 3,059 participants of The Strong Heart Study.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

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A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).