Heart disease impacts people worldwide, and is a major cause of death in many countries. This article, written by Sophia Paessens explores the different disparities in people affected by heart disease. Heart disease is the term used for various types of heart conditions ("About Heart"). A very well-known and frequent heart disease is coronary artery disease. It is usually known as resulting in a heart attack. There are also many other conditions in the heart disease group. Heart disease impacts people worldwide, but can also be more prone in specific types of people. Heart disease has a major impact on people all over the world. It is even the most common cause of death for people in the United States ("Health, United"). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in every 4 deaths, so 25%) is caused by heart disease. In 2019, there were 523 million cases of heart disease and 18.6 million deaths caused by heart disease worldwide (Preidt). Though there are many people impacted by heart diseases, people of certain races and ethnicities are more likely to be impacted by heart disease.
This means that people of racial minorities experiencing a form of heart disease are mostly unable to be treated and receive the care recommended. The people from minorities that do receive care tend to be treated at low-performing hospitals which do not care for them at a fair standard ("FACTS Bridging"). Even though heart disease is a global problem, racial minorities are the ones negatively impacted the most. As stated previously, heart disease is a problem impacting people globally, but particularly racial and ethnic minorities. This is a problem that should be taken seriously. All races and ethnicities should have fair access to the recommended and necessary healthcare to treat this dangerous and life-threatening disease.
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