In the last article of this series, some recent findings were discussed that suggest that depression may be a factor contributing to the onset of hypertension, particularly in African Americans.

Abstract and Introduction Salt-Dependent Hypertension Obesity-Related Hypertension References The major new findings are two-fold. First, in normotensive, overtly healthy, young African-American ...

Hypertension-related vascular dementia mortality rates have increased over the past 15 years, especially among Black and African American individuals.