Are racial/ethnic gaps in the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy narrowing? An analysis of 107,096 patients from the national cardiovascular data registry's ICD registry

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1577-1578

  Eapen, Zubin J ^a   Al Khatib, Sana ^a   Lopes, Renato D ^b   Wang, Yongfei ^b   Bao, Haikun ^b   Curtis, Jeptha ^b   Heidenreich, Paul A ^b   Hernandez, Adrian F ^b   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Hammill, Stephen C ^b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CAUCASIAN; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LETTER; NEGRO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84867400776     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.024     Document Type: Letter

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