Why the study?
Does economic status affect the duration of medical management before coronary angiography in patients with angina?
Population
500 patients undergoing their first angiographic assessment in 1991 at two catheterisation centres in…
Comparison
Economically inactive status vs Economically active status
Design
Cohort
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Economic inactivity was associated with delayed angiography referral in angina; leaves open effects on outcomes and need for equity-focused prospective studies.
Does economic status affect the duration of medical management before coronary angiography in patients with angina?
Economically inactive patients experience significantly longer durations of medical management before referral for coronary angiography compared to economically active patients, suggesting non-clinical bias in referral decisions.
Gaffney et al. (1995) studied this question.
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