NHLBI IN THE PRESS

Study: Blacks more likely to die than whites following first time heart attack

Medical documentation.

Black adults are more likely than whites to die following a first-time heart attack, according to a new study.  In a review of major heart studies involving more than 28,000 people, researchers found that black men between the ages of 45 and 64 were twice as likely to die of a first-time heart attack than white men.  For black women, the risk of a first-time fatal heart attack was also greater than white women in the same age range, the researchers found. The study, funded in part by NHLBI, appears in the journal Circulation.

Media Coverage

|
Circulation
  • Study: Blacks more likely to die than whites following first time heart attack
    • |
    UPI
  • Study: Fatal first-time heart attacks more common in black adults
    • |
    WebMD
  • Fatal First Heart Attacks More Common in Blacks
    • |
    U.S. News & World Report
  • Fatal First-Time Heart Attacks More Common in Blacks: Study
    • |
    Cardiovascular Business
  • Study suggests first cardiac events more fatal for black patients
    • |
    Science Daily
  • Blacks suffer higher rates of fatal first-time heart attacks than whites