Understanding Options To Reduce Disparities In Cardiovascular Disease Through Comparative Effectiveness Research

The Addressing Disparities Program at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) commissioned this landscape review to assess gaps in evidence for addressing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in populations at risk for experiencing disparities. This landscape review also identifies opportunities for PCORI to grow the evidence base for interventions designed to reduce or eliminate CVD disparities by conducting comparative effectiveness research (CER) in this area. Consistent with PCORI’s focus on CER and the Addressing Disparities Program’s focus on linking clinical care and the community, this task was limited to a review of secondary and tertiary prevention approaches implemented in a clinical setting or as a joint clinical–community-based effort.