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County analysis reveals deep geographic and racial heart disease disparities (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-07

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Claim 1 of 6Not coveredA county-by-cause-by-population analysis published in JACC found that disparities based on race, ethnicity and place still persist, with cardiovascular mortality varying far more across counties than states.View evidenceHide evidence

Why this verdict

The supplied paper profile contains only a publisher temporary-removal notice and the article title. It does not provide scientific results showing persistent disparities or that county-level variation exceeded state-level variation.

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Study evidence

The supplied document is a publisher's temporary removal notice for the article titled "Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by County, Race and/or Ethnic Population, United States, 2000-2019." No scientific content from the article (abstract text beyond the withdrawal notice, methods, data sources, analyses, results, figures, or tables) is present in the provided material, so study design, methods, and findings cannot be determined from the available record.

“The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed.”
Claim 2 of 6Not coveredThe analysis estimated age-standardized mortality rates for five racial and/or ethnic groups across 3,110 counties and 21 causes of cardiovascular disease death from 2000 to 2019 using U.S. National Vital Statistics System death certificate data.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated3,110 counties; 21 causes; 2000 to 2019

Why this verdict

The title is consistent with a U.S. county/race-ethnicity cardiovascular mortality topic, but the supplied profile has no methods, data-source, population, county-count, cause-count, or time-window details beyond the title. The stated NVSS death-certificate data, 3,110 counties, five groups, and 21 causes cannot be verified from the available abstract-level evidence.

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The supplied document is a publisher's temporary removal notice for the article titled "Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by County, Race and/or Ethnic Population, United States, 2000-2019." No scientific content from the article (abstract text beyond the withdrawal notice, methods, data sources, analyses, results, figures, or tables) is present in the provided material, so study design, methods, and findings cannot be determined from the available record.

“The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed.”
Claim 3 of 6Not coveredIn 2019, the ASMR for total cardiovascular disease was 237.8 deaths per 100,000 individuals, and mortality declined over the study period for total cardiovascular disease and 12 of 17 detailed causes of death, while three detailed causes increased.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated237.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2019; 12 of 17 causes declined; 3 increased

Why this verdict

No results are available in the supplied paper profile. The 2019 ASMR value and counts of detailed causes declining or increasing cannot be checked against the paper at this evidence depth.

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The supplied document is a publisher's temporary removal notice for the article titled "Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by County, Race and/or Ethnic Population, United States, 2000-2019." No scientific content from the article (abstract text beyond the withdrawal notice, methods, data sources, analyses, results, figures, or tables) is present in the provided material, so study design, methods, and findings cannot be determined from the available record.

“The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed.”
Claim 4 of 6Not coveredThe article says the pace of improvement slowed after 2011, with hypertensive heart disease and atrial fibrillation and flutter increasing overall, and ischemic stroke showing a post-2011 increase despite longer-term declines.View evidenceHide evidence

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The supplied paper evidence contains no trend analyses or cause-specific findings. The claimed post-2011 slowdown and condition-specific increases are therefore not verifiable from the provided profile.

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The supplied document is a publisher's temporary removal notice for the article titled "Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by County, Race and/or Ethnic Population, United States, 2000-2019." No scientific content from the article (abstract text beyond the withdrawal notice, methods, data sources, analyses, results, figures, or tables) is present in the provided material, so study design, methods, and findings cannot be determined from the available record.

“The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed.”
Claim 5 of 6Not coveredThe Black population suffered the highest mortality rate for total cardiovascular disease and 12 of 17 detailed causes, while the Asian population suffered the lowest for total cardiovascular disease and 13 of 17 detailed causes.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedhighest for 12 of 17 causes; lowest for 13 of 17 causes

Why this verdict

The paper profile does not include race/ethnicity-specific mortality results. The claimed highest mortality among Black populations and lowest mortality among Asian populations for specified numbers of causes cannot be verified from the removal-notice-only evidence.

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Study evidence

The supplied document is a publisher's temporary removal notice for the article titled "Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by County, Race and/or Ethnic Population, United States, 2000-2019." No scientific content from the article (abstract text beyond the withdrawal notice, methods, data sources, analyses, results, figures, or tables) is present in the provided material, so study design, methods, and findings cannot be determined from the available record.

“The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed.”
Claim 6 of 6Not coveredLead author George A. Mensah said the findings support integrating local epidemiology into risk assessment, outreach and care delivery, and ACC President Roxana Mehran said the results show how national statistics can hide local realities and should be turned into action to close inequities.View evidenceHide evidence

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The supplied paper profile contains no discussion, author quotations, editorial comments, or ACC president statement. The policy/action interpretation may be plausible for such a topic, but it is not verifiable from the provided paper evidence.

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The supplied document is a publisher's temporary removal notice for the article titled "Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by County, Race and/or Ethnic Population, United States, 2000-2019." No scientific content from the article (abstract text beyond the withdrawal notice, methods, data sources, analyses, results, figures, or tables) is present in the provided material, so study design, methods, and findings cannot be determined from the available record.

“The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed.”
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  • The supplied document is a publisher temporary-removal notice rather than an available scientific abstract or article.

    The story presents the article as a fully available JACC analysis with methods and results. Its caveats do not mention that the supplied paper text was temporarily removed and unavailable for appraisal.

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  • No methods, data sources, analyses, results, figures, or tables are available in the supplied paper profile; any inference about study design or findings would be speculative from this record.

    The story gives detailed methods and findings, but it does not acknowledge the profile’s interpretation-changing limitation that the actual scientific content is absent.

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  • The available title indicates an intended topic of cardiovascular disease mortality by county and race/ethnic population in the United States, 2000–2019.
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1Lead resultotherCounty-level characterization of cardiovascular disease mortality patterns by race and/or ethnicity in the United States over 2000–2019.Expand

In plain English

The supplied document is a publisher's temporary removal notice for the article titled "Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by County, Race and/or Ethnic Population, United States, 2000-2019." No scientific content from the article (abstract text beyond the withdrawal notice, methods, data sources, analyses, results, figures, or tables) is present in the provided material, so study design, methods, and findings cannot be determined from the available record.

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“The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed.”
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  • The article has been temporarily removed and the provided text contains only the publisher's notice; there are no methods, results, or other scientific details to appraise.
  • Any inference about study design, data, or findings would be speculative because the primary article content is absent.
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