Association of Race and Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort.
Ericha G FraneyDonna Kritz-SilversteinErin L RichardJohn E AlcarazCaroline M NievergeltRichard A ShafferVibha BhatnagarPublished in: Journal of aging research (2020)
No association between race and MACE was identified after adjusting for high cholesterol, diabetes, and hypertension, suggesting that comorbidities are major determinants of MACE; medical intervention with focus on lifestyle and health management could ameliorate the development of MACE. Further studies are needed to confirm this observation.