Just a little research bolsters my assertion.
Below are the percentages of all deaths caused by heart disease in 2008, listed by ethnicity.4
CDC
Race of Ethnic Group
% of Deaths
African Americans
24.5
American Indians or Alaska Natives
18.0
Asians or Pacific Islanders
23.2
Hispanics
20.8
Whites
25.1
All
25.0
White alone, 77.9%
Black or African American alone, 13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 1.2%
Asian alone, 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 0.2%
Two or More Races, 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, ) 16.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, 63.0%