Hispanics and cardiovascular health and the "Hispanic Paradox": what is known and what needs to be discovered?

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Nov-Dec;57(3):227-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.09.007. Epub 2014 Sep 28.

Authors

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez¹, Carl J Lavie²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, MN 55905.
² Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic School, the University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

PMID: 25269065
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.09.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / ethnology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
Cultural Characteristics*
Hispanic or Latino*
Humans
Life Expectancy / ethnology*
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors