Racial Differences in the Use of Cardiac Catheterization after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen J, Rathore S, Radford M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. Racial Differences in the Use of Cardiac Catheterization after Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 344: 1443-1449. PMID: 11346810, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200105103441906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationBlack patientsWhite patientsMyocardial infarctionCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectPatterns of careAdjusted mortality rateRacial differencesBlack physiciansStudy cohortCatheterizationInfarctionMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsPhysiciansWhite physiciansLower ratesSignificant interactionCohortRaceDifferencesCare