Racial Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence and Management: A Crisis Control?

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2020

This analysis reviewed the importance of race and ethnicity on hypertension prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment, disparities in care leading to poor control rates, genetic factors impacting the risk of high blood pressure and response to therapy, and controversies surrounding accurate cardiovascular risk assessment.

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Cardiovascular Diseases

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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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Hypertension

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Native Americans and First Nations

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Black and African Americans