2012
Decision Making in Advanced Heart Failure
Allen LA, Stevenson LW, Grady KL, Goldstein NE, Matlock DD, Arnold RM, Cook NR, Felker GM, Francis GS, Hauptman PJ, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM, Mancini D, Riegel B, Spertus JA. Decision Making in Advanced Heart Failure. Circulation 2012, 125: 1928-1952. PMID: 22392529, PMCID: PMC3893703, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e31824f2173.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Racial Disparities in Health Literacy and Access to Care Among Patients With Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Herrin J, Phillips C, Butler J, Mukerjhee S, Murillo J, Onwuanyi A, Seto TB, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Racial Disparities in Health Literacy and Access to Care Among Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2010, 17: 122-127. PMID: 21300301, PMCID: PMC3053061, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsHealth literacyFailure patientsHeart failureInsurance statusWorse health literacyOutpatient medical careRacial differencesImportant racial differencesNoncardiac comorbiditiesUnadjusted analysesBlack raceCare existMedical homePatientsMedical careRacial disparitiesSocioeconomic statusStrong associationPotential mediatorsHealth carePoor accessCareSocial supportStatus