- In people without a history of cardiovascular disease, why are sudden cardiac death rates significantly higher in blacks than whites? (References: https://bit.ly/2H6coxX; https://bit.ly/342ARx6)
- How can patient-centered decision aids be used to improve knowledge of SCA, decrease decisional conflict, and increase the potential for acceptance of ICD in black individuals? (Reference: https://bit.ly/376P79T)
- How is race associated with differential disease expression, inequitable care provision, and disparate clinical outcomes among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? (Reference: https://bit.ly/3dtIwHL)
- Does ethnicity influence ICD implantation rates in the U.S. or other countries? (Reference: https://bit.ly/3k5pCt7)
- To what extent does cultural acceptance of ICD use among minority populations or various ethnic groups influence ICD implantation rates? (Reference: https://bit.ly/3k5pCt7)
- How can machine learning tools be leveraged to predict sudden cardiac arrest more accurately among different racial groups, particularly those underrepresented in current risk prediction models? (References: https://go.nature.com/3k1OdPu; https://bit.ly/3lX5Bpn)
- Are African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians less likely to receive bystander #CPR? What are the barriers? Can these barriers explain lower survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest in these groups? (References: https://bit.ly/379QBQB; https://bit.ly/3k50BOD)
- How can professional cardiovascular societies, in collaboration with its members, develop strategies to overcome social, cultural, and structural barriers to promote racial equality in healthcare?
