2014
High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities
Wang EA, Aminawung JA, Wildeman C, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 848-855. PMID: 24799583, PMCID: PMC4065793, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesHealth outcomesBlack menProspective clinical studyObservational clinical researchBlood InstituteNational HeartClinical researchWhite womenRacial disparitiesWhite menMinimal riskMenBlack womenHigh rateJail inmatesMinority populationsWomenOutcomesEffects of incarcerationImpact of incarcerationHigh incarceration ratesIncarcerationLungFollow
2009
Racial and Gender Trends in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators Among Medicare Beneficiaries Between 1997 and 2003
Chan PS, Birkmeyer JD, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK. Racial and Gender Trends in the Use of Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillators Among Medicare Beneficiaries Between 1997 and 2003. Congestive Heart Failure 2009, 15: 51-57. PMID: 19379450, PMCID: PMC2921372, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2009.00060.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Sex and Racial Differences in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1994 through 2002
Vaccarino V, Rathore SS, Wenger NK, Frederick PD, Abramson JL, Barron HV, Manhapra A, Mallik S, Krumholz HM. Sex and Racial Differences in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1994 through 2002. New England Journal Of Medicine 2005, 353: 671-682. PMID: 16107620, PMCID: PMC2805130, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa032214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAspirinBlack PeopleCoronary AngiographyFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsSex FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsUse of aspirinMyocardial infarctionReperfusion therapyCoronary angiographyRacial differencesTreatment of patientsHospital deathHospital mortalityMultivariable adjustmentUnadjusted analysesNational registryInfarctionWhite womenAspirinAngiographyTherapyWhite menSexPatientsBlack womenSex differencesParticular treatmentBlack menWomenDeath
2002
Race and sex differences in the refusal of cardiac catheterization among elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction
Rathore SS, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Race and sex differences in the refusal of cardiac catheterization among elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2002, 144: 1052-1056. PMID: 12486430, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.126122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationPatient raceElderly patientsMyocardial infarctionSex differencesRefusal rateWhite womenCardiac catheterization useCardiac procedure useRisk-standardized ratesWhite menBlack womenBlack menMultivariate adjustmentOverall cohortHospital characteristicsMedical recordsMedicare beneficiariesCatheterizationPatientsProcedure use