Cardiovascular System: Ethnicity Factor, Patient AO

Cardiovascular System: Ethnicity Factor

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Cardiovascular System: Ethnicity Factor
Cardiovascular conditions are among the leading causes of fatality globally. Hypertension which refers to increased blood pressure levels and hyperlipidemia that is a rise in blood cholesterol are some of the chronic cardiovascular diseases. Both conditions can result in strokes and heart attack that can lead to death. A study by Bannon (2011) show that the mortality rates of African Americans with coronary diseases is higher than that of whites. The group has some co-morbid aspects that influence the effectiveness of pharmacological treatment. Their genetic makeup contributes to the different reaction to drugs.
The patient being obese and the weight gain of nine pounds increases the risk of cardiovascular complications such as hypertension. The action of the prescribed drugs hence would be affected by the patient’s ethnicity. The biological variations in how the African American cardiovascular system controls blood impacts the medicati...