Key result
Non-white patients with STEMI treated with primary PCI had similar in-hospital clinical outcomes and one-year mortality compared to white patients, suggesting disparities relate to process of care.
Why the study?
Does equal treatment with primary PCI eliminate racial disparities in clinical outcomes for patients with STEMI?
Cohort
No
Does equal treatment with primary PCI eliminate racial disparities in clinical outcomes for patients with STEMI?
Racial disparities in STEMI mortality may be driven by differences in the process of care rather than inherent patient factors, as equal treatment with primary PCI yields similar outcomes.
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Equal primary PCI access may mitigate racial STEMI outcome gaps; leaves open upstream process factors for prospective study.
Jacobi et al. (2007) conducted a cohort in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Non-white race vs. White race was evaluated on In-hospital clinical outcomes and one-year mortality. Non-white patients with STEMI treated with primary PCI had similar in-hospital clinical outcomes and one-year mortality compared to white patients, suggesting disparities relate to process of care.
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