Disparities in patients presenting to the emergency department with potential acute coronary syndrome: It matters if you are Black or White

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 270-277

  DeVon, Holli A ^a   Burke, Larisa A ^a   Nelson, Heather ^b   Zerwic, Julie J ^a   Riley, Barth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Salem Health   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS; Acute coronary syndrome; African American; CHD; ED; Health disparities; OR; PCI; Race; SACSI; SES; Symptoms; WISE

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; THORAX PAIN; TOBACCO USE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; HEALTH DISPARITIES; RACE; SYMPTOMS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903469253     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.04.019     Document Type: Article

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