NHLBI press release and news mentions, Nov. 6

NHLBI in the News

Press Release

Two NIH landmark studies show power of epidemiology research; underscore need to address health disparities

• Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS-SOL) — which was presented at the American Heart Association Annual Meeting in Los Angeles on Nov. 5 and will be published in the Nov. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) — finds heart disease risk factors are widespread among Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States.
• Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study — which will be published in the Nov. 7 issue of JAMA — finds black men and women are about twice as likely to die from coronary heart disease (CHD) compared with their age-matched white counterparts.

NHLBI in the News

Journal of the American Medical Association
Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular diseases among Hispanic/Latino individuals of diverse backgrounds in the United States
coauthored by Larissa Aviles-Santa, M.D., M.P.H., and Paul Sorlie, Ph.D., Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Findings from the NIH-supported Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS-SOL).

Journal of the American Medical Association
Time for a creative transformation of epidemiology in the United States
Michael S. Lauer, M.D., Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
That epidemiology continues to provide important knowledge is evident in two reports published in this issue of JAMA.