Why the study?
Does race/ethnicity affect the use of cardiovascular procedures in older patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
10,705 patients 65 years or older with a confirmed acute myocardial infarction in nonfederal hospitals in…
Comparison
African American or Hispanic race/ethnicity vs White race/ethnicity
Design
Cohort
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Disparities in AMI procedure use should not yet change practice; leaves open mechanisms and equity interventions.
Does race/ethnicity affect the use of cardiovascular procedures in older patients with acute myocardial infarction?
African American and Hispanic patients with acute myocardial infarction are significantly less likely to undergo invasive cardiovascular procedures compared to White patients.
Ford et al. (2000) studied this question.
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