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Does African American race predict adverse outcomes following left main stenting in patients with unprotected LMCA disease?
Cohort (n=227)
Does African American race predict adverse outcomes following left main stenting in patients with unprotected LMCA disease?
African American race and older age are independent predictors of increased mortality and myocardial infarction following left main coronary artery revascularization in an inner-city population.
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Should not yet guide revascularization decisions by race; leaves open prospective validation of disparities.
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Mohamad et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease (n=227). African American race vs. Non-African American race was evaluated on Composite of myocardial infarction (MI) and all-cause mortality (HR 2.71, 95% CI 1.44-5.10, p=0.002).
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