Racial and ethnic disparities in heart failure: current state and future directions

SC Lewsey, K Breathett - Current opinion in cardiology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Racial and ethnic minorities have the highest incidence, prevalence, and hospitalization
rates from heart failure. In spite of improved therapies and overall survival, the mortality …

Race and Ethnicity in Heart Failure: JACC Focus Seminar 8/9

IL Piña, S Jimenez, EF Lewis, AA Morris… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Abstract Heart failure (HF) affects> 6 million Americans, with variations in incidence,
prevalence, and clinical outcomes by race/ethnicity. Black adults have the highest risk for …

Understanding the complexity of heart failure risk and treatment in black patients

A Nayak, AJ Hicks, AA Morris - Circulation: Heart Failure, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Although care of patients with heart failure (HF) has improved in the past decade, important
disparities in HF outcomes persist based on race/ethnicity. Age-adjusted HF-related …

Factors associated with racial and ethnic diversity among heart failure trial participants: a systematic bibliometric review

S Wei, NC Le, JW Zhu, K Breathett… - Circulation: Heart …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Heart failure has a disproportionate burden on patients who are Black,
Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), but not much is known about representation of …

Racial and ethnic differences in heart failure readmissions and mortality in a large municipal healthcare system

MS Durstenfeld, O Ogedegbe, SD Katz, H Park… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2016 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to determine whether racial and ethnic differences exist
among patients with similar access to care. We examined outcomes after heart failure …

Association of race/ethnicity with clinical risk factors, quality of care, and acute outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure

KL Thomas, AF Hernandez, D Dai, P Heidenreich… - American heart …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Black and Hispanic populations are at increased risk for developing heart
failure (HF) at a younger age and experience differential morbidity and possibly differential …

Heart failure in north america

JEA Blair, M Huffman, SJ Shah - Current cardiology reviews, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Heart failure is a major health problem that affects patients and healthcare systems
worldwide. Within the continent of North America, differences in economic development …

Impact of race on health care utilization and outcomes in veterans with congestive heart failure

A Deswal, NJ Petersen, J Souchek, CM Ashton… - Journal of the American …, 2004 - jacc.org
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine racial differences in mortality in a
national cohort of patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure (CHF) within a …

[HTML][HTML] Racial differences in the outcome of left ventricular dysfunction

DL Dries, DV Exner, BJ Gersh… - … England Journal of …, 1999 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Population-based studies have found that black patients with congestive heart
failure have a higher mortality rate than white patients with the same condition. This finding …

Identification of racial inequities in access to specialized inpatient heart failure care at an academic medical center

LA Eberly, A Richterman, AG Beckett… - Circulation: Heart …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Racial inequities for patients with heart failure (HF) have been widely
documented. HF patients who receive cardiology care during a hospital admission have …