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Epidemiology and determinants of cardiovascular disease in Indigenous populations

This Review describes the burden of cardiovascular disease across Indigenous populations and contextualizes the potential drivers and contributors to inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. The focus is on Indigenous populations across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the USA, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, American Indian, Alaska Native, Canadian First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Māori, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander peoples.

Citation:
Brown KF, Oguoma VM, Rolleston A, ……. Azzopardi P, Reading J, Brown A. Epidemiology and determinants of cardiovascular disease in Indigenous populations. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2026.

Keywords:
Indigenous; non-indigenous; cardiovascular disease

Abstract:
This Review describes the burden of cardiovascular disease across Indigenous populations and contextualizes the potential drivers and contributors to inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. The focus is on Indigenous populations across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the USA, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, American Indian, Alaska Native, Canadian First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Māori, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander peoples.