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Genetics & Heredity
Stephanie Lozano, Victoria Padilla, Manuel Lee Avila, Mario Gil, Gladys Maestre, Kesheng Wang, Chun Xu
Summary: This study examined the association between APOE gene and hypercholesterolemia in the Hispanic population, revealing a significant link between the APOE ε4 allele and hypercholesterolemia. This suggests that the APOE ε4 allele increases the risk for hypercholesterolemia in Hispanics, emphasizing the need for further research to confirm and support these findings.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Josep Iglesies-Grau, Rodrigo Fernandez-Jimenez, Raquel Diaz-Munoz, Risa Jaslow, Amaya de Cos-Gandoy, Gloria Santos-Beneit, Christopher A. Hill, Alexandra Turco, Daniella Kadian-Dodov, Jason C. Kovacic, Zahi A. Fayad, Valentin Fuster
Summary: Non-Hispanic Black individuals are at greater risk of cardiovascular events compared to other racial/ethnic groups, and they appear to be more vulnerable to early subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults, even after adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle factors.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
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Oncology
Samer Al Hadidi, Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu M. Salihu, Rammurti T. Kamble, Premal Lulla, LaQuisa C. Hill, George Carrum, Carlos A. Ramos, Helen E. Heslop, Saad Z. Usmani
Summary: The study found that non-Hispanic Blacks had higher rates of hospitalizations and in-hospital mortality related to multiple myeloma compared to other racial groups, and there was a declining trend in mortality over the past decade. Disparities in MM care for non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics persist despite recent advancements in MM therapy.
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
(2021)
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Urology & Nephrology
Helen Y. Hougen, Oleksii A. Iakymenko, Sanoj Punnen, Chad R. Ritch, Bruno Nahar, Dipen J. Parekh, Oleksandr N. Kryvenko, Mark L. Gonzalgo
Summary: This study investigated the outcomes of radical prostatectomy in Hispanic men with prostate cancer. The results showed that Hispanic men had similar rates of upgrading and adverse pathology outcomes as non-Hispanic white men. Race/ethnicity was not found to predict upgrading or worse oncologic outcomes after prostatectomy.
WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alyson Ma, Jason Campbell, Alison Sanchez, Steven Sumner, Mindy Ma
Summary: This study examines the association between patient-provider racial and ethnic concordance and healthcare utilization within Hispanic ethnic subgroups. The results show that concordance is positively associated with seeking preventive care, care for new problems, and care for ongoing problems. However, this association varies across Hispanic subgroups.
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pil-Sung Yang, Eunsun Jang, Hee Tae Yu, Tae-Hoon Kim, Hui-Nam Pak, Moon-Hyoung Lee, Boyoung Joung
Summary: This study shows that in elderly and very elderly Asian populations, improvements in cardiovascular health status are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, but body mass index and total cholesterol are not sufficiently predictive of all-cause mortality.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
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Oncology
Beth Savage, Peter D. Cole, Haiqun Lin, Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins
Summary: This study examined the relationship between race/ethnicity and pancreatitis in children hospitalized with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the United States in 2016. Hispanic children were found to be at greater risk of pancreatitis compared to white children, while no significant differences were observed among black, Asian, or other-race children.
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Environmental Sciences
Junjie Huang, Chun-Ho Ngai, Man-Sing Tin, Qingjie Sun, Pamela Tin, Eng-Kiong Yeoh, Martin C. S. Wong
Summary: The study evaluated factors associated with unwillingness to join a healthcare voucher scheme for cardiovascular risk factor screening in a Chinese population. Factors such as age, education level, employment status, and perception of benefits of screening were found to influence the decision. The overall willingness to join the voucher scheme was 83.7% among those aged 45 and above, with male sex and absence of family history of cardiovascular disease being independent predictors of unwillingness.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Oncology
Regina Barragan-Carrillo, Cindy M. Pabon, Yanin Chavarri-Guerra, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Narjust Duma
Summary: This article discusses the challenges and strategies for end-of-life care in the Hispanic/Latinx population. These patients experience suboptimal advanced EOL care due to various barriers and a lack of specific studies. Culturally tailored and patient-centered interventions such as navigation programs and counseling sessions have shown promise in addressing these disparities.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ganga S. Bey, James R. Pike, Anthony S. Zannas, Qian Xiao, Bing Yu, Amil M. Shah, Priya Palta
Summary: This study aims to investigate the mechanisms through which deprived living environments contribute to greater heart failure risk among non-Hispanic Black persons, and identifies the moderating role of individual psychosocial characteristics in this relationship.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Oncology
Ken Batai, Yuliang Chen, Brenna A. Rheinheimer, Amit Arora, Ritu Pandey, Ronald L. Heimark, Erika R. Bracamonte, Nathan A. Ellis, Benjamin R. Lee
Summary: This study examined molecular variations in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) in non-Hispanic White (NHW) and Hispanic patients and their effect on gene expression and overall mortality. The results showed that NHWs had higher frequency of VHL gene mutations, while Hispanics had higher frequency of the ccA subtype. Additionally, differential gene expression was observed between high- and low-grade tumors, and patients with the ccB subtype had significantly increased risk of mortality.
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Rheumatology
Tsai-Hung Yen, Yun-Wen Chen, Tsu-Yi Hsieh, Yi-Ming Chen, Wen-Nan Huang, Yi-Hsing Chen, Hsin-Hua Chen
Summary: This study aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). A nationwide cohort study was conducted in Taiwan, including 1379 SSc patients and 2758 non-SSc individuals. The study found that SSc was associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction and peripheral arterial occlusion disease, but not of ischaemic stroke. Age, gender, residential area, valvular heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and the use of clopidogrel and aspirin were identified as independent risk factors for MACEs in SSc patients. The findings of this study are clinically significant in understanding the risk factors for MACEs in SSc patients.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Rola Abi Saleh, Seth T. Lirette, Emelia J. Benjamin, Myriam Fornage, Stephen T. Turner, Pamela I. Hammond, Thomas H. Mosley, Michael E. Griswold, B. Gwen Windham
Summary: This study investigated whether diabetes and adipokine-driven inflammation could explain the association of obesity with cognitive impairment. The results showed that diabetes and inflammation to a certain extent can explain the relationship between obesity and cognitive impairment.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jeong-Hun Shin, Mi-Hyang Jung, Chang Hee Kwon, Chan Joo Lee, Dae-Hee Kim, Hack-Lyoung Kim, Woohyeun Kim, Si-Hyuck Kang, Ju-Hee Lee, Hyue Mee Kim, In-Jeong Cho, Iksung Cho, Jun Hyeok Lee, Dae Ryong Kang, Hae-Young Lee, Wook-Jin Chung, Sang-Hyun Ihm, Kwang Il Kim, Eun Joo Cho, Il-Suk Sohn, Hyeon-Chang Kim, Sungha Park, Jinho Shin, Ju Han Kim, Sung Kee Ryu, Seok-Min Kang, Wook Bum Pyun, Myeong-Chan Cho, Ki-Chul Sung
Summary: Low income is significantly associated with high all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, as well as cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension. Income is an important aspect of social determinants of health that impacts cardiovascular outcomes in the care of hypertension.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Thomas R. Berni, Christopher L. Morgan, D. Aled Rees
Summary: The study found that young women with PCOS have an increased risk of developing myocardial infarction, angina, and revascularization. Weight gain and type 2 diabetes were identified as modifiable risk factors that can be intervened upon.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2021)
