RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Coronary heart disease in African Americans: primary and secondary prevention JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 285 OP 292 VO 62 IS 5 A1 Clark, Luther T. A1 Emerole, Obinnaya YR 1995 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/5/285.abstract AB SUMMARY Coronary heart disease develops sooner in African Americans than in whites and causes a higher rate of mortality. Because multiple risk factors and risk factor clustering are common, efforts at primary and secondary prevention in this population need to address the total risk-factor profile.