Adverse social determinants of health linked to treatment-resistant hypertension in Black Americans

Proportion of REGARDS study participants developing aTRH by number of adverse social determinants of health, overall. Credit: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031695 People were more likely to develop a type of treatment-resistant hypertension when they experienced adverse effects of economic and social conditions that influence individual and group differences in health status, known as social determinants of health. Additionally, this risk was higher among Black American adults than white American adults, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Factors linked Read More