“Asian” Heart Failure

Working to Promote Health Equity: The Fourth Annual Disparities Issue

“…13 In a final opinion article, Yoo and colleagues present the argument that the substantial burden of heart failure around the world in individuals who identify as being of Asian ancestry is being missed because individuals of Asian origin are not represented in trials and are not disaggregated by country of origin. 14 We are grateful that our community of authors remain as committed as we are to studying disparities across the age range, in diverse population subgroups, and according to individual-level factors, health services and systems, and macrosocial geographic factors. We additionally appreciate the efforts to test strategies to address those disparities using clinical trial populations who reflect diversity.…”