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Social Determinants of Risk and Outcomes for Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Havranek, Edward P., Mujahid, Mahasin S., Barr, Donald A., Blair, Irene V., Cohen, Meryl S., Cruz-Flores, Salvador, Davey-Smith, George, Dennison-Himmelfarb, Cheryl R. +4 more·2015·Circulation

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The American Heart Association makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise as a result of an outside relationship or a

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  • SDOH, the nonmedical risk factors impacting disease risk and health outcomes, play a critical role in CKM health across the life course.

    “SDOH, the nonmedical risk factors impacting disease risk and health outcomes, play a critical role in CKM health across the life course.11–14”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [14]

    The Life-Course Context of SEP section links early-life socioeconomic conditions to adult cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. The paper also discusses type 2 diabetes and metabolic risk, but the cited passages do not establish the broader claim about cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health, particularly kidney health, across the life course. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • This may be especially true in younger adults with CKM syndrome with accelerated CAC development due to multiple interrelated risk factors with high long-term CVD risk, indicating the need to start risk factor management early in the course of CKM syndrome.

    “This may be especially true in younger adults with CKM syndrome with accelerated CAC development due to multiple interrelated risk factors with high long-term CVD risk, indicating the need to start risk factor management early in the course of CKM syndrome.12–16”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [14]

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  • Implicit bias may lead physicians to provide dissimilar lower quality treatment to patients of marginalized groups, low-value clinical interactions between physician and minority patients, and stereotype threat where patients avoid medical care out of the fear of being racially stereotyped, all contributing to racial disparities in healthcare.

    “Furthermore, implicit bias may lead physicians to provide dissimilar lower quality treatment to patients of marginalized groups, low-value clinical interactions between physician and minority patients, and stereotype threat where patients avoid medical care out of the fear of being racially stereotyped, all contributing to racial disparities in healthcare.41,47”

    From Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease (2021) · cites this paper as [41]

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  • Disparities among housing, income, education level, and access to quality health care disadvantage underserved populations, and these populations are much more likely to be Black or Hispanic.

    “Disparities among housing, income, education level, and access to quality health care disadvantage underserved populations, and these populations are much more likely to be Black or Hispanic.41”

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    The sections on socioeconomic disadvantage and race/ethnicity link income and education to cardiovascular risk and describe racial differences in healthcare experiences. The allostatic-load section also notes lower average educational and occupational attainment among Black adults. But the cited passages do not establish that underserved populations facing the listed housing, income, education, and healthcare disparities are much more likely to be Black or Hispanic; the paper describes the picture for Latinos as more complex. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Stressful life events, chronic daily stressors, and high levels of perceived stress affect CVD health.

    “Stressful life events, chronic daily stressors, and high levels of perceived stress have been shown to affect CVD health. 14”

    From Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2021) · cites this paper as [14]

    The Psychological Mechanisms section reports an association between perceived stress and CVD risk, while the Allostatic Load section describes cardiovascular harm from persistent stress. The passages do not establish the claimed effect of stressful life events specifically, and the paper cautions that evidence for more general measures of stress is less consistent. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Havranek, E. P., Mujahid, M. S., Barr, D. A., Blair, I. V., Cohen, M. S., Cruz-Flores, S., Davey-Smith, G., Dennison-Himmelfarb, C. R., Lauer, M. S., Lockwood, D. W., Rosal, M., & Yancy, C. W.
Venue
Circulation
Published
2015-09
Volume
132
Issue
9
Pages
873-898
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W1939947548
Cited by
1,472
References
346
Citations by year
2026: 125 · 2025: 167 · 2024: 157 · 2023: 191 · 2022: 192 · 2021: 198 · 2020: 141 · 2019: 94 · 2018: 83 · 2017: 68 · 2016: 47 · 2015: 7 · 2012: 1
FWCI
84.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Explore Bristol Research (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
Keywords
social determinants of health, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular risk, cardiovascular outcomes
MeSH terms
American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Diseases, Humans, Hypertension, Obesity, Risk Factors, United States, Treatment Outcome, Social Determinants of Health

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