Race, Quality of Care, and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Rathore SS, Foody JM, Wang Y, Smith GL, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Wolfe P, Havranek EP, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Race, Quality of Care, and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA 2003, 289: 2517-2524. PMID: 12759323, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.19.2517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBlack or African AmericanFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHeart FailureHospitalsHumansMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesVentricular Function, LeftWhite PeopleConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionQuality of careACE inhibitor useWhite patientsBlack patientsHeart failureYear of dischargeACE inhibitorsMultivariable adjustmentInhibitor useLVEF assessmentCrude rateMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateAngiotensin receptor blocker useNational Heart Failure ProjectBlack Medicare patientsHeart Failure ProjectPrescription of angiotensinReceptor blocker useHigh rateVentricular ejection fractionYear of admissionHigher crude ratesService Medicare beneficiaries