Why the study?
Does white race increase the utilization of cardiac procedures in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease?
Population
Patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease in New York State in the first 6 months of 1987
Comparison
White race vs Black race
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Racial disparities in procedure use may persist after adjustment; leaves open mechanisms and should not yet change practice.
Does white race increase the utilization of cardiac procedures in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease?
Significant racial disparities exist in the utilization of cardiac procedures for patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease, with white patients receiving more procedures than black patients even after adjusting for disease severity.
Hannan et al. (1991) studied this question.