Psychosocial Stressors and Heart Failure Risk Among Black Women in the US

In this cohort study of US Black women, perceived interpersonal racism and sexual abuse in childhood or adolescence were associated with increased heart failure risk decades later; as these exposures are more prevalent among Black than White women, they may represent risk factors that contribute to heart failure disparities. Future studies are needed to elucidate mechanisms linking psychosocial stress to heart failure, such as changes in BMI.

Corresponding Author: Matthew Nayor, MD, MPH, Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian mnayor@bu.edu).

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