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
2001
Underutilization of reperfusion therapy in eligible African Americans with acute myocardial infarction: Role of presentation and evaluation characteristics
Manhapra A, Canto J, Barron H, Malmgren J, Taylor H, Rogers W, Weaver W, Every N, Borzak S. Underutilization of reperfusion therapy in eligible African Americans with acute myocardial infarction: Role of presentation and evaluation characteristics. American Heart Journal 2001, 142: 604-610. PMID: 11579349, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.118464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAngioplastyBlack or African AmericanComorbidityCoronary Artery BypassFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionPatient SelectionProspective StudiesRegistriesStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionReperfusion therapyMyocardial infarctionAfrican AmericansImmediate reperfusion therapyMyocardial Infarction 2Early reperfusion therapyCongestive heart failureCoronary blood flowDefinite myocardial infarctionAfrican American patientsEligible patientsPrior strokeChest painHospital arrivalInitial admissionRate of useAtypical presentationEarly reperfusionHeart failureMean ageAmerican patientsNational registryCare providersBlood flow