Factors Associated With the Prevalence of Hypertension in the Southeastern US Insights From 69 211 Blacks and Whites in the Southern Community Cohort Study Uchechukwu K.A. Sampson; Todd L. Edwards, PhD; Eiman Jahangir; Heather Munro, MS; Minaba Wariboko; Mariam G. Wassef; Sergio Fazio; George A. Mensah; Edmond K. Kabagambe; William J. Blot; Loren Lipworth
Cardiology, disparities, hypertension, strokeWassertheil-Smoller S.Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, United States. [email protected] Abstract OVERVIEW:The aim of this article is to provide an overview of stroke in women and describe modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for stroke. DATA SYNTHESIS:Data supporting this article come from the National Center for Health Statistics, from American […]
Cardiovascular disease, stroke
A Look at Hypertension During National Women’s Health Week Jennifer Wider, MD, SWHR Contributing Writer {Excerpted from SWHR NewsFlash May 2013] The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health promotes the important of women taking charge of their own health during National Women’s Health Week. “The most important screenings are the […]
Cardiology, hypertension, stroke, Women's Health