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