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Does cardiac rehabilitation initiation reduce mortality in a predominantly minority population?
Does cardiac rehabilitation initiation reduce mortality in a predominantly minority population?
Cardiac rehabilitation initiation is associated with decreased mortality, highlighting the clinical impact of racial disparities in its utilization among minority populations.
Highlights CR initiation disparities in minorities; observational mortality association leaves open need for RCTs before practice change.
In a predominantly minority population, racial disparities exist among cardiac rehabilitation participants. Minorities were less likely to initiate cardiac rehabilitation. Gender, referral patterns, and the presence of copayment did not influence initiation. Cardiac rehabilitation initiation was associated with decreased mortality.
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