Race, Racism, and Risk Prediction for Cardiovascular Disease

The following commentary about the role of race in risk prediction is offered by Keith Churchwell, M.D., American Heart Association president-elect, and Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Cardiology at Northwestern School of Medicine, Chicago and lead author for the 2023 American Heart Association scientific statement for Novel Prediction Equations for Absolute Risk Assessment of Total Cardiovascular Disease.