The influence of race on heart failure in African-American women

Medsurg Nurs. 2005 Feb;14(1):8-15; quiz 16.

Abstract

Numerous factors contribute to the rate of heart failure in African-American women. More research is needed to elucidate and address heart failure in this population.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Attitude to Health / ethnology
  • Black or African American* / education
  • Black or African American* / ethnology
  • Black or African American* / genetics
  • Black or African American* / statistics & numerical data
  • Diabetes Complications / complications
  • Feeding Behavior / ethnology
  • Female
  • Health Behavior / ethnology
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Heart Failure* / classification
  • Heart Failure* / ethnology
  • Heart Failure* / genetics
  • Heart Failure* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / complications
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Incidence
  • Minority Groups
  • Obesity / complications
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Prejudice
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Smoking / adverse effects
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Women* / education
  • Women* / psychology