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/PRNewswire/ -- Edward T. A. Fry, MD, FACC, today begins his one-year term as president of the American College of Cardiology, a nonprofit cardiovascular...

March 15, 2021 Black adults in rural areas have high mortality rates from high blood pressure, diabetes, but improvement seen in stroke outcomes, urban areas WASHINGTON (March 15, 2021) — In the last 20 years, Black adults living in rural areas of the United States experienced high mortality rates due to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke compared to white adults. According to a research letter published in the  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, racial disparities improved minimally in rural areas over the last two decades, with larger improvements occurr...

 E-Mail In the last 20 years, Black adults living in rural areas of the United States experienced high mortality rates due to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke compared to white adults. According to a research letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, racial disparities improved minimally in rural areas over the last two decades, with larger improvements occurring in urban areas. "While modest gains have been made in reducing racial health inequities in urban areas, large gaps in death rates between Black and white adults persist in rural a...