Treatment differences by health insurance among outpatients with coronary artery disease: Insights from the national cardiovascular data registry

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1069-1075

  Smolderen, Kim G ^a,b   Spertus, John A ^a,c   Tang, Fengming ^a   Oetgen, William ^d   Borden, William B ^e   Ting, Henry H ^f   Chan, Paul S ^a,c  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular; disparities; outpatient care; quality of care

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMBULATORY CARE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 84875416934     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.058     Document Type: Article

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