Rationale and design of the echocardiographic study of hispanics/latinos (ECHO-SOL)

Carlos J. Rodriguez; Ajay Dharod; Matthew A. Allison; Sanjiv J. Shah; Barry Hurwitz; Shrikant I. Bangdiwala; Franklyn Gonzalez; Dalane Kitzman; Linda Gillam; Daniel Spevack; Rupal Dadhania; Sarah Langdon; Robert Kaplan

Rationale and design of the echocardiographic study of hispanics/latinos (ECHO-SOL)

Carlos J. Rodriguez^*, Ajay Dharod, Matthew A. Allison, Sanjiv J. Shah, Barry Hurwitz, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, Franklyn Gonzalez, Dalane Kitzman, Linda Gillam, Daniel Spevack, Rupal Dadhania, Sarah Langdon, Robert Kaplan

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Background: Information regarding the prevalence and determinants of cardiac structure and function (systolic and diastolic) among the various Hispanic background groups in the United States is limited. Methods and Results: The Echocardiographic Study of Latinos (ECHO-SOL) ancillary study recruited 1,824 participants through a stratifiedsampling process representative of the population- based Hispanic Communities Health Study - Study of Latinos (HCHS-SOL) across four sites (Bronx, NY; Chicago, Ill; San Diego, Calif; Miami, Fla). The HCHS-SOL baseline cohort did not include an echo exam. ECHO-SOL added the echocardiographic assessment of cardiac structure and function to an array of existing HCHS-SOL baseline clinical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic data and provides sufficient statistical power for comparisons among the Hispanic subgroups. Standard twodimensional (2D) echocardiography protocol, including M-mode, spectral, color and tissue Doppler study was performed. The main objectives were to: 1) characterize cardiac structure and function and its determinants among Hispanics and Hispanic subgroups; and 2) determine the contributions of specific psychosocial factors (acculturation and familismo) to cardiac structure and function among Hispanics. Conclusion: We describe the design, methods and rationale of currently the largest and most comprehensive study of cardiac structure and function exclusively among US Hispanics. ECHO-SOL aims to enhance our understanding of Hispanic cardiovascular health as well as help untangle the relative importance of Hispanic subgroup heterogeneity and sociocultural factors on cardiac structure and function.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	180-186
Number of pages	7
Journal	Ethnicity and Disease
Volume	25
Issue number	2
State	Published - Mar 1 2015

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The authors acknowledge the investigators, the staff, and the participants of HCHS-SOL and ECHO-SOL for their dedication and commitment to the success of this study. The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos was carried out as a collaborative study supported by contracts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to the University of North Carolina (N01- HC65233), University of Miami (N01-HC65234), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (N01-HC65235), Northwestern University (N01-HC65236), and San Diego State University (N01-HC65237). The following Institutes/Centers/Offices contribute to the HCHS/SOL through a transfer of funds to the NHLBI: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH Institution-Office of Dietary Supplements. ECHO-SOL was supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL104199, Epidemiologic Determinants of Cardiac Structure and Function among Hispanics: Carlos J. Rodriguez, MD, MPH Principal Investigator).

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Cardiovascular
Echocardiography
Epidemiology
Hispanics

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