|
|
FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
View Article |
Keith C. Norris, MD |
FOCUS: CANCER: PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION, AND TREATMENT
|
ORIGINAL REPORTS: CANCER
|
Racial Differences in Mortality from Obesity-Related Chronic Diseases in US Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
View Article |
Anthony P. Polednak, PhD |
I Will Miss the Study, God Bless You All'': Participation in a Nutritional Chemoprevention Trial
View Article |
Geraldine Moreno-Black, PhD, CNS; Gail Shor-Posner PhD, CNS; Maria-Jose Miguez, MD, PhD; Ximena Burbano, MD; Sandra O'Mellan, P. Yovanoff, PhD |
ORIGINAL REPORTS: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
|
Serum Total Homocysteine Concentration Determinants in Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, and Mexican-American Populations of the United States
View Article |
Vijay Ganji, PhD, RD; Mohammmad R. Kafai, PhD |
Left Ventricular Structure and Systolic Function in African Americans: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
View Article |
Vuyisile T. Nkomo, MD; Donna K. Arnett, PhD; Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM; Philip R. Liebson, MD; Richard G. Hutchinson, MD; Thomas N. Skelton, MD |
Does Socioeconomic Position Moderate the Effects of Race on Cardiovascular Disease Mortality?
View Article |
Rhonda Jones-Webb, DrPH; Xinhua Yu, MD, PhD; Jennifer O'Brien, BA; Peter Hannan, MStat; Melanie Wall, PhD; John Oswald, PhD |
Knowledge and Practice: The Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Asian Indians. Results from Focus Groups Conducted in Asian Indian Communities in Northern California
View Article |
Preety Kalra, MS; Shobha Srinivasan, PhD; Susan Ivey, MD, MHSA; Kurt Greenlund, PhD |
Association of a Culturally Defined Syndrome (Nervios) with Chest Pain and DSM-IV Affective Disorders in Hispanic Patients Referred for Cardiac Stress Testing
View Article |
Valory N. Pavlik, PhD; David J. Hyman, MD; Juliet A. Wendt, MD; Claudia Orengo, MD, PhD |
Coronary Artery Disease and Risk Factors in Black South Africans - A Comparative Study
View Article |
M. R. Nethononda, MD; M. R. Essop, MD; A. D. Mbewu, MD; J. S. Galpin, PhD |
Designing Multi-Ethnic Stroke Studies: The Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project
View Article |
Melinda A. Smith, MPH; Jan M. H. Risser, PhD; Lemuel A. Moye´, MD, PhD; Nelda Garcia; Olubumi Akiwumi; Ken Uchino, MD; Lewis B. Morgenstern, MD |
ORIGINAL REPORTS: OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
|
Dietary Behavior Among African Americans: Assessing Cultural Identity and Health Consciousness
View Article |
Shawn M. Bediako, PhD; Naa Oyo A. Kwate, PhD; Reggie Rucker, MS |
"Does Skinny Mean Healthy?'' Perceived Ideal, Current, and Healthy Body Sizes Among African-American Girls and Their Female Caregivers
View Article |
Mira L. Katz, PhD, MPH; Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD; Margaret E. Bentley, PhD; Kristine Kelsey, PhD; Kenitra Shields, BA; Alice Ammerman, DrPH |
Overweight and Obesity Among Urban Sahraoui Women of South Morocco
View Article |
Mohamed Rguibi, MSC; Regia Belahsen, PhD |
A Randomized Pilot Trial of Exercise Promotion in Sedentary African-American Adults
View Article |
Robert L. Newton Jr, PhD; Michael G. Perri, PhD |
ORIGINAL REPORTS: HEALTH DISPARITIES
|
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Osteoarthritis: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Medical Care
View Article |
Kelli L. Dominick, PhD; Tamara A. Baker, PhD |
Physician-Patient Interaction and Depression Among African-American Women: A National Study
View Article |
Isabel C. Scarinci, PhD; Bettina M. Beech, DrPH; Jennifer M. Watson, PhD |
Diabetes Care Among Older Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives
View Article |
Dorothy A. Rhoades, MD, MPH; Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH; Dedra Buchwald, MD |
Racial and Ethnic Variation in Response to Mailed and Telephone Surveys Among Women in a Managed Care Population
View Article |
Karin M. Nelson, MD, MSHS; Ann M. Geiger, PhD; Carol M. Mangione, MD, MPH |
A Community Study of Language Concordance in Russian Patients with Diabetes
View Article |
Philip S. Mehler, MD; Rita A. Lundgren, MS; Irina Pines, MD; Katherine Doll, RN |
Explaining the Relationship Between Race/Ethnicity and Pharmacy Purchased Syringes Among Injection Drug Users in New York City
View Article |
Crystal M. Fuller, PhD; Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH; Shannon Blaney, BA; Danielle C. Ompad, PhD; Sherry Deren, PhD; Don Des Jarlais, PhD; David Vlahov, PhD |
FOR THE PATIENT
View Articles |
TREATING OSTEOARTHRITISÐARE ALL POPULATIONS RECEIVING EQUAL CARE?
Source: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Osteoarthritis: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Medical Care |
Kelli L. Dominick, PhD; Tamara A. Baker, PhD |
PATIENTS IN CLINICAL TRIAL REPORT BENEFITS TO PARTICIPATION
Source: "I Will Miss the Study, God Bless You All": Participation in a Nutritional Chemoprevention Trial |
Geraldine Moreno-Black, PhD, CNS; Gail Shor-Posner PhD, CNS; Maria-Jose Miguez, MD, PhD; Ximena Burbano, MD; Sandra O'Mellan; P. Yovanoff, PhD |
DOCTORS URGED TO TALK WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION
Source: Physician-Patient Interaction and Depression Among African-American Women: A National Study |
Isabel C. Scarinci, PhD; Bettina M. Beech, DrPH; Jennifer M. Watson, PhD |
OBESITY RATES AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT MAY LEAD TO HIGHER OBESITY-RELATED DEATHS AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER
Source: Racial Differences in Mortality from Obesity-Related Chronic Diseases in US Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer |
Anthony P. Polednak, PhD |
HEART DISEASE AND CHOLESTEROL LEVELS AMONG AFRICANS PUZZLE RESEARCHERS
Source: Coronary Artery Disease and Risk Factors in Black South Africans-A Comparative Study |
M. R. Nethononda, MD; M. R. Essop, MD; A. D. Mbewu, MD; J. S. Galpin, PhD |
INDIAN HEALTH DIABETES PROGRAM FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE
Source: Diabetes Care Among Older Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives |
Dorothy A. Rhoades, MD, MPH; Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH; Dedra Buchwald, MD |
STUDY FINDINGS SHOW MORE CASES OF STROKE THAN EXPECTED; POINTS TO NEED TO RECOGNIZE STROKE SYMPTOMS
Source: Designing Multi-Ethnic Stroke Studies: The Brain Attack Surveilance in Corpus Christi (Basic) Project |
Melinda A. Smith, MPH; Jan M. H. Risser, PhD; Lemuel A. Moye, MD, PhD; Nelda Garcia; Olubumi Akiwumi; Ken Uchino, MD; Lewis B. Morgenstern, MD |
SUPPLEMENT 2:
ISHIB2004 Disparities in Cardiovascular Health: Bridging the Great Divide
Selected Proceedings from the 19th Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference onHypertension and Related Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Ethnic Populations Sponsored by ISHIB, June 13-16, 2004
|
| Introduction View Article |
Therapeutic Controversies in Hypertension Management: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Diabetic Nephropathy? ACE Inhibitors
View Article |
Errol D. Crook, MD; Sreelatha Penumalee, MD |
Increasing Physical Activity in the Deconditioned Person: The Role of Resistance Training
View Article |
Mariane M. Fahlman, PhD; Robert Topp, PhD |
Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease
View Article |
Ronald T. Acton, PhD, HCLD (ABB), D (ABMLI); Rodney C. P. Go, PhD; Jeffrey M. Roseman, MD, PhD, MPH |
Theoretical Perspectives to Increase Clinical Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification Strategies in Diabetes
View Article |
Rosalind M. Peters, PhD, RN |
Hypertension: Trends, Risks, Drug Therapies and Clinical Challenges in African Americans
View Article |
Danielle Hollar, PhD; Arthur S. Agatston, MD; Charles H. Hennekens, MD, DrPH |
Metabolic Syndrome: Implications of Race and Ethnicity
View Article |
Maryann Mugo, MD; James R. Sowers, MD |
Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies
View Article |
Tariq Shafi, MD |
Education, Motivation and Medication for African Americans: Bringing Hypertension Guidelines to Practice
View Article |
David Martins, MD; Naureen Tareen, MD; Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, PhD; Keith C. Norris, MD |
Calcium Antagonists: A More Expansive Role in Treating Persons with Reduced KidneyFunction?
View Article |
Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, PhD; Naureen Tareen, MD; David Martins, MD; Keith C. Norris, MD |
ABSTRACTS POSTER AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS
View Articles |
HYPERTENSION |
| Increased Population Attributable Risks for Blacks With High Blood Pressure |
D Lackland; Y Liao: S Lipsitz; J Abell; D McGee |
| Quality of Life Assessment in Patients on Antihypertensive Therapy |
M Girotra; RR Abraham; AK Agarwal |
| Geographic Distribution of Ethnic and Age Related Differences in Treatment and Control of Hypertensive Dyslipidemic Patients in Primary Care |
KH Hendrix,; AN Nida; BM Egan |
| Role of Endothelin Receptors in Hypertension in Blacks |
R Watson; G Fink; J Galligan; S Watts |
| Heritability of Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Families of East African Descent |
M Bochud; P Bover; RC Elston; L Schild; M Burnier |
| Ethnic Difference in the Knowledge, Awareness, and Beliefs About Hypertension in Older American |
EC Okonofua; NE Cutler; DT Lackland BM Egan |
| 24-Hour Urine Sodium in Low-Income African Americans With Hypertension and Relationship to Stage of Change Sodium Restriction |
RJ Markesino; VN Pavlik; DJ Hyman; K Goodrick; WC Taylor; K Moseley; R Wilson; D Laws |
| Blood Pressure and It Determinants in A Large Multi-Ethnic Sample of Adolescents in the DASH UK Study |
S Hardin; M Maynard; JK Cruickshank |
| Combination Antihypertensive Agents for the Treatment of Hypertension |
MA Kleinpeter |
| Effectiveness of Disease Management of Hypertensive and Hyperlipidemia Patients by Pharmacist |
DF Sarpon; K Woodard |
| Expectations of Blood Pressure Management in Hypertensive African-American Patients |
G Ogedegbe |
| Rational and Design of The Capable Study: An Investigation Into the Use of Amlodipine/Atorvastatin Single-Pill Dual Therapy in the Treatment of African-American Patients With Concomitant Hypertension and Dyslipidemia |
JM Flack; R Victor; K Watson; K Ferdinand; C Gribbin |
| Safety and Efficacy of Combination ACE Inhibitor/Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy vs ACE inhibitor Monotherapy in African-American Patients With Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes |
JM Flack; GL Bakris; J McGregor; D Purkayastha; M Gatlin; OM Nwose |
| Central and Peripheral Maladaptations Associated With Salt-Induced Hypertension |
MA Bayorh; AA Ganafa; N Emmet; D Eatman; RR Socci; IL Fridie; IA Abukhalaf |
| CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACOTS, HEALTH PROMOTIONS |
| Copology: A Model for the Prevention and Treatment of Stress Leading to Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease |
E Hugley |
| Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Response to Emotional Stimuli |
MM Merritt; JJ Sollers III; MK Evans; AB Zonderman; JF Thayer |
| Ethnicity and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Treatment and Control in Primary Care |
BM Egan; K Hendrix; EC Okonofua; DT Lackland; E Ofili |
| A Controlled Trial of Effects of Stress Reduction on Left Ventricular Mass in Hypertensive African Americans |
J Salerno; R Schneider; C Alexander; D Orme-Johnson; A Castillo-Richmond; M Fainforth; S Nidich |
| Acculturation and Cardiovascular Disease Screening Practices Among Latinos Living in Chicago |
JM Jurkowski |
| Lookin' Tight Livin' Right: Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans in Portland, Oregon |
C McKeever |
| Relation of Ethnic Identity to Cardiovascular Risk Behavior: Developing a Measure |
J Dedier |
| Search Your Hearte |
PW Crawford; J Brooks |
| Stress Reduction and Prevention of Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in African Americans With Angiographic CAD |
CE Grim; A Dalmar; H Fenderson; A LaFave; M Faizuddin; M Lawrence; M Rainforth; S Nidich; R Schneider |
| Stress Reduction and Hypertension Prevention in African Americans |
CE Grim; J Peete; A LaFave; M Faizuddin; M Lawrence; M Rainforth; S Nidich; R Schneider |
| Physician's Use of Exercise Counseling For Hypertension Patients |
JK Halm |
| CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
| A Study of Quality of Life and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Amongst The Hypertensive Patients in an Iranian Rural Community |
E. Mohammadi; HA Abedi; F Gofranipour; F Jalali; A Kazemnejad |
| Atrial Fibrillation in Allhat |
LJ Haywood; R Crow; CE Ford; BM Massie: BR Davis; PT Einhorn; PE Linz; A Williard |
| Stroke Knowledge is Poor Among Rural People at Increased Risk |
CS Wilson; D Nicholas; CE Brooks |
| Racial Differences in The Prevalence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy |
A Brown; AD Waggoner; L de las Fuentes; S-J Dong; B Barzila; VG Davila-Roman |
| Racial Differences in the Prevalence of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Ambulatory Patients Referred for Echocardiography |
A Brown; AD Waggoner; L de las Fuentes; S-J Dong; B Barzila; VG Davila-Roman |
| Distribution and Determinants of Coronary Artery Disease in an Urban Pakistani Setting |
S Dodani; D MacLean; R LaPorter; M Joffres |
| DIABETES |
| Hypertension Control Rates in Patients With Diabetes in a Disease Management Program |
MA Kleinpeter; JC Morial; MK Butler |
| Assessing Diabetes Risk in the Jackson Metropolitan Area - A Pilot Study |
DF Sarpong |
| Developing A Logic Model for the African Caribbean Cascadian Diabetes Prevention Program Utilizing Culturally Appropriate Population-Based Strategies and Train-the-Trainer Community Education/Skill Building Interventions for High-risk Neighborhoods |
V Stevens; M Rossi; C Morgan; K Nelson |
| OBESITY, DIET, NUTRITION |
| Relationship of Adiponectin and Tumor Necrosis Factor-a With Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Healthy Obese Nondiabetic African-American Females |
T Gaillard; M Bullock; J Kaplow; K Osei |
| DASH - Dinner With Your Nutritionist: African Americans, it's Time! |
J Rankins; W Sampson; B Brown; T Jenkins-Salley |
| Mechanism of Hemodynamic Compensation During Weight Loss |
OS Randall; J Kwagyan; S Xu; M Ketete; A Maqbool |
| RENAL FUNCTION AND DISEASE |
| Decreasing Renal Function is Associated With Incident Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Diabetics |
OL White; ED Crook |
| Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and Progression of Renal Disease in Diabetic Patients |
A Goyal; ED Crook |
| Glycemic Control Predicts Diabetic Extrarenal Complications but not Renal Survival |
S Patel; E Crook |
| WOMEN's HEALTH |
| Markers of Metabolic Syndrome in Eclampsia |
SA Isezuo; BA Ekele |
| Depressed Hypertension African-American Women Report More Blood Pressure-Related Symptoms, Stress, and Less Social Support Than Non-Depressed Women Despite Similar Levels of Blood Pressure |
NT Artinian; JM Flack; JS Vanderwal; OGM Washinton; KC Jen |
| High Prevalence of Hypertension Among Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Moroccan Sahraoui Women: Roles of Central Adiposity and Physical Activity |
R Belahsen; M Rguibi |
| The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Provider-Patient Communication Among African-American Women |
CE Barnard; T Metha; BM Beech; I Scarinci |
| CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS |
| The Relationship of Internalized Racism to Body Fat Distribution and Insulin Resistance is Independent of Birth Weight Among African Caribbean Adolescent Youth on the Island of Barbados, West Indies |
EC Chambers; ES Tull; H Fraser; N Sobers; NR Mutunhu; E Niles |
| Hypertension Among MultiEthnic Schoolchildren |
DK Sullivan; CA Gibson; JR Goetz; M Hall |
| Childhood and Subsequent Adult Blood Pressure Predict Adult Microalbuminuria In Blacks: The Bogalusa Heart Study |
GS Berenson; SR Srinivasan; W Chen; S Li; J Xu; S Hoq |
| Incidence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adolescent Children in Three Rural Alabama Schools |
KA Harris Huntley; J Weese; EF Crayton; S Gropper; D White; J Johnson |
| OTHER |
| Race and In-Hospital Resuscitation |
SC Lamarca; DC Parish; FC Dane; IS Okosun; MM Dent |
| Racial Treatment Trends in Localized/Regional Prostate Cancer: 1992-1999 |
W Underwood III; J Jackson; JT Wei; R Dunn; E Baker; S DeMonneer; DP Wood |
| Medication Adherence is not Associated With Clinic Appointment Attendance |
G Ogedegbe |
| Hepatitis in an Urban Nephrology Clinic |
R Galla; K Fiippova; S Penumalee; E Crook |
